mob

Example Sentences

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Few things are less edifying than a mob that has decided to rectify a great wrong in the name of justice and purity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Yet even as industrial police and officers in plain clothes arrived at the site, they were unable to extract him from the mob, he added.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

When the market mob is too greedy, or too afraid—and that is the essence of a huge move, up or down—options-centric investors look to buy on fear and sell on overconfidence.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

In the end, Gail mistakes Paul for a burglar and sends a mob of angry neighbors after him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

You might expect a stampeding mob, particularly one chased by a giant, furry, duck-billed “elephant,” to leave a bit of disarray in its path.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles