gangster

Example Sentences

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"Sinners," the tale of gangster twins returning home to a supernatural and segregated Deep South in the 1930s, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

The Irish actor has returned to play the Birmingham gangster in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 13 years after he first took on the part in the BBC TV series.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

There are amusing moments in murder mysteries and gangster sagas; sometimes one needs a break.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

There is the It Club, owned by a Black gangster and visited by everyone from Miles to Coltrane to Monk, who recorded an album there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

He liked to talk like that, adopting a slight shift in his voice, as if he was a gangster in a movie and wearing a three-piece suit, not a windbreaker over a shirt and tie.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely