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Examples of hooligan in a Sentence
The windows were broken by a gang of teenage hooligans.
shouldn't you hooligans be in school instead of threatening old ladies?
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Alec Lane, Montecito’s senior class representative, said what is perceived as a school for thugs and hooligans really turned out not to be so scary.
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Personal-use hooligan fishing is also ongoing in both Turnagain Arm and Knik Arm.
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Russian and foreign security forces are expected to exchange information on possible threats to the tournament ranging from terrorism to hooligans.
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Russian and foreign security forces are expected to exchange information on possible threats to the tournament ranging from terrorism to hooligans.
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The '47 Brand, Ebbets and Todd Snyder New York are both selling sports gear that hipsters and hooligans can each agree on.
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The most chilling interview is with investigative reporter Tetyana Chornovol, who vividly describes the circumstances of being severely beaten by pro-government hooligans.
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Does the world, in all its variety, contain any curling hooligans?
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But Cozine said his staff will be heading down to Fairfield once again if local officials request assistance with their feathered hooligan, which seems certain to happen given the town’s history with these hawks.
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Origin and Etymology of hooligan
perhaps from Patrick Hooligan flourished 1896 Irish hoodlum in Southwark, London
HOOLIGAN Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hooligan for English Language Learners
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: a usually young man who does noisy and violent things as part of a group or gang
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