the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Watching Nate slowly meet consequences in beatings from mobsters, while Cassie could barely muster concern, was Levinson succeeding at gallows humor.—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 June 2026 The famous mobster did, however, enjoy Joey’s grandfather’s cooking, so Joseph would cook for Capone and his family outside of the restaurant.—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 White moved to Las Vegas in 1995 because, in his telling, associates of notorious Boston mobster Whitey Bulger were attempting to extort him.—Sean Gregory, Time, 26 May 2026 Another thankless gig leads Ben to Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li), a nightclub singer with ties to Brendan Gleeson‘s Silvermane, a vicious mobster engaged in an increasingly heated conflict with the city’s mayor (Michael Kostroff).—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobster