gangster

Example Sentences

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"Never in your life label me a thug again. Never label me a wannabe gangster," he said.

From BBC

The underwhelming results of the live opening brought comparisons to Geraldo Rivera’s televised 1986 unsealing of a Chicago hotel vault purportedly belonging to gangster Al Capone, which infamously revealed nothing but dirt.

From Washington Times

The final book of Goldberg’s trilogy finds David Cohen, a Chicago gangster masquerading as a Las Vegas rabbi, contemplating the imminent collapse of his empire.

From Los Angeles Times

“He was not a gangster, he was not a thug — he was a father who gave his life to Jesus and was trying to get it together.”

From Seattle Times

“I was so gangster about it and my son felt emasculated and embarrassed. He desperately wanted to have friends and it turned out awful.”

From Los Angeles Times