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Examples of mobster in a Sentence
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
Recent Examples on the Web
The girls were dressed like cowgirls and white-swan ballerinas and giant cans of Twisted Tea; the boys were dressed as soldiers and mobsters and prisoners in orange jumpsuits.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Awards 20 years ago at the Emmys: That time two mobsters shook hands on stage
May 29, 2024
Stritch had the audience in stitches, putting on a performance en route to her acceptance speech and on the stage itself.
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Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
His most recent credit is the 2022 crime comedy Killin Smallz, in which a group of mobsters kidnap Guiry, who plays himself.
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EW.com, 17 June 2024
Unbeknownst to the mobsters, FBI agents in a separate location leaned forward in their seats, listening intently as the reels of a tape recorder spun.
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Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobster. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
mobster
noun
mob·ster
ˈmäb-stər
: a member of a criminal gang
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Nglish: Translation of mobster for Spanish Speakers
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