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

“The figure of Black criminality is no longer limited to the mugger or the rioter or the gang member,” said Insa Koch, an anthropologist and lawyer who studies the legislation’s application in Britain.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2022

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

“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