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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But when two men on his ship go missing, the Buckleys are drawn into a deadly rivalry between two drug kingpins: the Parker family and notorious smuggler Grady (Topher Grace).
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 June 2025
Riley did not contest his removal from the U.S. but said he should not be returned to Jamaica under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), citing concerns he could be killed by a drug kingpin if he were sent back to Jamaica.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Smuggling opium at the whim of a mercurial drug kingpin (Topher Grace).
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 28 June 2025
Riley did not contest his removal from the U.S. but said he should not be returned to Jamaica under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), citing concerns he could be killed by a drug kingpin if he were sent back to Jamaica.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Smuggling opium at the whim of a mercurial drug kingpin (Topher Grace).
—Max Gao, IndieWire, 20 June 2025
Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for kingpin
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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