thug

Example Sentences

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"Never in your life label me a thug again. Never label me a wannabe gangster," he said.

From BBC

"They began organising traffic and clearing the markets, removing the street vendors who were blocking the roads. We felt protected from thugs and thieves."

From Barron's

The story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.

From Los Angeles Times

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in an online video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.

From BBC

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in a viral video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.

From BBC