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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How did a small town Canadian boy allegedly become a narco kingpin?
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
In season 1, gangster kingpin Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) frames him for a series of bombings, and the two go toe to toe, with Murdock torn between how to bring Fisk to justice.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
McKenzie set up an interview with SBF at the height of his wealth and prestige and poked holes in the kingpin’s arguments in favor of crypto.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The indictment paints this picture of you as the kingpin of this operation who helped structure how victims were targeted and how money was made.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
In season 1, gangster kingpin Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) frames him for a series of bombings, and the two go toe to toe, with Murdock torn between how to bring Fisk to justice.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Apr. 2026
McKenzie set up an interview with SBF at the height of his wealth and prestige and poked holes in the kingpin’s arguments in favor of crypto.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
The indictment paints this picture of you as the kingpin of this operation who helped structure how victims were targeted and how money was made.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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