gangland

Example Sentences

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One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been paraded by police in Bali after being arrested at an airport immigration checkpoint.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

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

Yet, thanks to Cloud, who brought gentleness and gentility to the role, the character could never be easily written off, or out, as a gangland plot device.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

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

From Salon • Dec. 21, 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)