bandits
Example Sentences
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The Rams made out like bandits when the Falcons struggled and the pick they got back turned out to land at No. 13.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Traditional western dramas were more likely to depict vaqueros as bandits than hard-working ranch hands whose contributions were fundamental to the American West.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The Nigerian government designated the bandits as terrorists under domestic law in January 2022, allowing increased use of the military against them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The report suggested that deals struck by neighbouring states in the hopes of getting the bandits to agree to stop their activities may be partly responsible for an uptick in abductions in November.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
They even carried slingshots loaded with very hard acorns, in case they met up with dangerous mail bandits along their postal route.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
