gangland

Example Sentences

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Like the cops, crooks and gangland toughs who populate his books, Don Winslow has something of a street fighter’s mentality.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Students normally picked comedies, but Ashanti went with "Colors," the 1988 drama about Los Angeles cops patrolling gangland beats.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2022

The prosecutor painted her as unwitting accomplice who has cooperated with police in spite of gangland threats to her safety, and she is expected to be a key witness during the trial.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2022

Ari Fliakos, a gifted actor who has played tough guys with gangland panache, narrates this in a hard-hitting Providence accent that only occasionally sounds as if JFK has grabbed the mic.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022

Jimmie Dale's range of acquaintanceship was wide—from the upper strata of the St. James Club to the elite of New York's gangland.

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)