mugger
Example Sentences
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The way my heart clenched up, you might have thought she was a mugger in an alley saying, “I would like to have your wallet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
After gaining his spider powers, Peter Parker chooses not to stop a mugger who, moments later murders his uncle.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2019
When he rushes to the aid of what he thinks is a damsel in distress, he finds a mugger uttering high-pitched screams, the woman who’s just pepper-sprayed him standing calmly at his side.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2019
That is, assuming no one wandered into traffic, fell off a cliff, failed to notice a mugger behind them, or any of the other mishaps that have befallen Pokémon gamers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2016
“He can call in the police, the army and the secret service. If he says ‘boo,’ a mugger at the other end of the city drops a wallet.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
