stickup

Example Sentences

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The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Wire,” which starred Williams as the openly gay stickup man Omar Little, explored the narcotics scene in Baltimore through a variety of perspectives.

From Los Angeles Times

Simon describes “The Wire,” in which Williams starred as the openly gay stickup man Omar Little, as “a careful critique of our drug prohibition and the human cost underlying those policies.”

From Los Angeles Times

It would seem unnecessary to simplify in such a fashion, but Buckley still thinks he is being begged for a handout; Schlesinger knows it’s a stickup.

From New York Times

From Larson’s point of view, this wasn’t just ludicrous, it was a stickup.

From New York Times