mugged

Example Sentences

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Spencer Pratt wasn’t mugged by reality, but it literally burned his house down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Also: What kind of dingus gets mugged on Fifth Avenue?

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

But I needed New York — the weather, the danger of possibly getting mugged, working in the theater while waiting tables or working screwy jobs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2024

I told him I’d gotten mugged in Peshawar.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini