mugger
Example Sentences
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First, he maneuvered his food truck to cut off the mugger; then he jumped out to confront the man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
A blind BBC reporter managed to stop a mugger from stealing his mobile phone by "instinctively" leaping on them.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2022
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
On Saturday night, an alleged mugger managed to pick out a UFC fighter among those multitudes.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 7, 2019
The officers took Beatrice home and offered to help find the mugger.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
