gangbanger

Example Sentences

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In the book, Basheer describes the gangbanger mentality as a battle to find dignity and a sense of purpose while living under socioeconomic circumstances that often deprive you of healthier ways to experience those things.

From Los Angeles Times

Johnson was never a gangbanger; he was one of those unsupervised boys who was “just around,” spending his time on the corner of Bassett and Dixwell, the center of his world.

From Washington Post

Luis J. Rodriguez, literary lodestar The trajectory from gangbanger in South San Gabriel to city poet laureate and bestselling author would have been dramatic enough.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was no longer a gangbanger. He was a world-known recording artist and so much more,” the prosecutor said.

From Seattle Times

For all that, it was hard to avoid roles that played to stereotypes — “I look a certain way, so I was doing both Latino gangbanger roles, and Native ones as well,” McClarnon said — but he made the most of every part, no matter what it was or how small.

From New York Times