hoodlums
Example Sentences
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Northern Ireland Minister Conor Burns described those involved in the singing as "mindless hoodlums" and called for the police to investigate the matter.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2022
Scorsese has equally vivid memories of his childhood, growing up in Little Italy where his formative influences included his parents, his Catholic priests and the local hoodlums who would inspire films like “Mean Streets.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2020
But once arrested, they were portrayed by the press as a gang of hoodlums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2019
For a while, Oliver is on the run from both cops and hoodlums and goes around with a shaved head and a fake mustache, and it’s pretty funny.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2018
Someone had just arrived who sent a current of dismay through the concealed hoodlums.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
