Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for ringleader. Search instead for ringleinen.
Definitions

ringleader

[ring-lee-der] / ˈrɪŋˌli dər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The case of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed, who Pakistan has resisted attempts to deport, is one example.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

With the garish gusto of a WWE wrestler, Tucker’s entrance as the ringleader of the show “Stamptown” electrifies the stage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The home secretary will change the law so the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang can be deported, the BBC has been told.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Ms. Allen adds credibility to these theories, however, by piecing together Richmond’s likely role as the ringleader of the cohort.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

In that night’s Lemoncello commercial, Keeley—the ringleader of the group that had “defeated” Charles in the Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library game—looked ridiculous dressed up in goofy goggles like a flying squirrel.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Police said they detained 57 Cambodian suspects and eight Chinese "ringleaders" at the office on Tuesday night.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Some of its forces managed to rescue Alawites and it has put some of the ringleaders of the massacres on trial.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2025

Energy Transfer identified two U.S.-based Greenpeace entities and the umbrella group Greenpeace International as the ringleaders responsible for the pipeline fiasco.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.

From Seattle Times May 20, 2024

They demanded the names of the adult ringleaders.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training