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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The book is about a Mexican bookseller who is forced to flee as an undocumented immigrant to the United States, along with her son, after her journalist husband exposes a local drug kingpin.
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
For years, Mexican police, sometimes with U.S. assistance, have been destroying drug labs and taking out kingpins — to no apparent effect on cross-border smuggling.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
In early April, the U.S. State Department revoked the band members’ visas for allegedly displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
In the headline bouts, Bellator middleweight champion and now 185-pound PFL kingpin, Johnny Eblen will defend his title against Spain’s Costello van Steenis.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2025
For years, Mexican police, sometimes with U.S. assistance, have been destroying drug labs and taking out kingpins — to no apparent effect on cross-border smuggling.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
In early April, the U.S. State Department revoked the band members’ visas for allegedly displaying a visual of a cartel kingpin during a recent show.
—Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
In the headline bouts, Bellator middleweight champion and now 185-pound PFL kingpin, Johnny Eblen will defend his title against Spain’s Costello van Steenis.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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