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 documentary claims that Diddy paid drug kingpin Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis to have Shakur killed in 1996.
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Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
In the show's final chapter, Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) brings his New York demeanor to the mean streets of Chicago to solidify his status as kingpin.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
His final credit was as a producing on the 2009 telefilm A Year with Freeway Rick Ross, about the notorious Los Angeles drug kingpin.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
After spending a decade and a half in the brains of a meth kingpin and a slimeball attorney, Gilligan wanted his next protagonist to be a force for good.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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Vivian Kwarm, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
In the show's final chapter, Tommy Egan (Joseph Sikora) brings his New York demeanor to the mean streets of Chicago to solidify his status as kingpin.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
His final credit was as a producing on the 2009 telefilm A Year with Freeway Rick Ross, about the notorious Los Angeles drug kingpin.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
After spending a decade and a half in the brains of a meth kingpin and a slimeball attorney, Gilligan wanted his next protagonist to be a force for good.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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