ringleader

Example Sentences

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At a recent show the ringleader wore a red dirndl with gray knee socks and black ankle boots.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

China called on Thursday for criminal associates of accused scam boss Chen Zhi to surrender voluntarily in return for lighter sentences, after their alleged ringleader was extradited from Cambodia.

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

Teddy, the ringleader, is sure he can prove it.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

Now the ringleader is pinned facedown in the dugout dirt.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin