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Examples of mobster in a Sentence
the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
Recent Examples on the Web
The series also features mobster Sam Giancana‘s daughter Antoinette, entertainer Betsy Duncan and actor Robert Davi.
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Addie Morfoot, Variety, 18 July 2024
Chase attempts to mirror that with New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), who throughout the episode, continually walks into his own POV shots.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
That can be a huge liability for a candidate who has cultivated a tough-guy image and even compared himself to Al Capone, falsely saying he’s been indicted more times than the notorious mobster.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
There, in Julia’s fictional hometown of La Muga, the three women attempt to evade the mobsters and get answers about the financial misdealings that landed the family in trouble.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 5 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“Mobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobster. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
mobster
noun
mob·ster
ˈmäb-stər
: a member of a criminal gang
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Nglish: Translation of mobster for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of mobster for Arabic Speakers
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