mugger
Example Sentences
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I want to hate these muggers and murderers.
From Salon
Santos, who has admitted to lying about everything from his work history to education, also made a curious remark about the muggers’ race.
From Seattle Times
"Scary Spice" already has her fans, as does Moore, who proves in an early physical test that she's a mugger's nightmare.
From Salon
A blind BBC reporter managed to stop a mugger from stealing his mobile phone by "instinctively" leaping on them.
From BBC
DeLeon, 45, maintained his innocence in the killing of Fausto Cordero, who was confronted by a mugger and gunned down on a Brooklyn street while heading home from a religious confirmation party.
From Seattle Times
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