gangsters
Example Sentences
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Intrigue begets further intrigue, and the reader struggles to keep up with a swirl of subplots involving Sweety’s assistant, a missing computer, blackmail, gangsters and corrupt politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Some of its most notable inmates have included notorious gangsters Al Capone, Mickey Cohen and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
“Audiences loved gangsters because they were fighting back at the man,” says Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, professor of media studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was not easy to gain Americans’ sympathy when you’d spent years cutting off their liquor supply, but articles about a tiny woman bringing gangsters to justice made their departments look like the good guys.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
