Examples of kingpin in a Sentence
kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
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Avatar and Titanic kingpin James Cameron is set for the Distinguished Collaborator Award, and Song Sung Blue star Kate Hudson received the Spotlight Award.
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
The bubble popped in 2022 thanks to the unraveling of two crypto kingpins, Do Kwon and Sam Bankman-Fried, and the ensuing regulatory crackdown.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Andy Cohen has pressed countless celebrities and public figures to set the record straight from his perch as the host of the late-night chat show Watch What Happens Live and as the kingpin of the Real Housewives franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The catch is that the proposal would require Madison Square Garden, which currently sits atop Penn Station, to be moved elsewhere — a proposition MSG kingpin James Dolan has repeatedly dismissed.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Robert Lang, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
The bubble popped in 2022 thanks to the unraveling of two crypto kingpins, Do Kwon and Sam Bankman-Fried, and the ensuing regulatory crackdown.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Andy Cohen has pressed countless celebrities and public figures to set the record straight from his perch as the host of the late-night chat show Watch What Happens Live and as the kingpin of the Real Housewives franchise.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
The catch is that the proposal would require Madison Square Garden, which currently sits atop Penn Station, to be moved elsewhere — a proposition MSG kingpin James Dolan has repeatedly dismissed.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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