ringleader
Example Sentences
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In “The Hunting Wives,” Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, an ex-Bostonian housewife who gets pulled into the world of Malin Akerman’s socialite ringleader Margo Banks.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Beijing has also called Chen "the ringleader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud criminal syndicate", and Cambodia deported him to China last week.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
Chen Zhi, the alleged ringleader of one of Asia’s largest scam conglomerates, was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, the Cambodian government said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Gil, her charismatic, not-yet-divorced boss, was not just the manager but the ringleader of a group of friends who referred to him as “Mr. Fun.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025
My Uncle Emmanuel—the ringleader of these jokes—smiles at me.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.