flash mob

noun

: a group of people summoned (as by email or text message) to a designated location at a specified time to perform an indicated action before dispersing

Examples of flash mob in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Use creative guerrilla tactics like street art or flash mobs to generate buzz. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 An opening ceremony that includes a flash mob on the 405, a parade of food trucks down Hollywood Boulevard and dancing water fountains in Echo Park Lake? —

Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 Just months ago, the Prince George’s County Council passed emergency legislation allowing businesses to request police patrols and enforce juvenile curfew zones after several incidents of flash mob shoplifting and massive fights involving hundreds of teens at the National Harbor. —

John Gonzalez, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2024 Instead, defendants appeared to communicate through social media to coordinate when to target certain stores to avoid police — like flash mobs. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for flash mob

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