How to Use gangster in a Sentence

gangster

noun

• Al Capone remains one of the most notorious gangsters in American history.
• Robert de Niro, no stranger to the gangster epic, takes the lead.
  — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2023
• The epic gangster film would not be the same if it were shot anywhere else.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
• At that time, in 1990, Hong Kong gangsters were out of control.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 July 2023
• Jagger was playing a rock star, James Fox was playing the gangster on the lam.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
• Her book reveals that the gangster died in a shootout in Barrington.
  — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
• That’s more than the gangsters of Winter Hill ever did.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• The last man standing — the last OG (original gangster) rock 'n' roller.
  — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
• After several years as a gangster, the law caught up with Wong.
  — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 25 Dec. 2022
• The members of the group rebuked gangster rap and blew up on the hip-hop scene with a smooth, sophisticated sound.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
• Ben likened the case against Trump to the pursuit of notorious gangster Al Capone for tax evasion.
  — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
• To some in uniform, Tupac paid the price for embracing Death Row’s gangster ethos.
  — John L. Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2024
• Detroit gangster Duane Peterson deserves to die in prison, the feds say.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2023
• Culture What to Read in 2023 Get acquainted with some of the world's most famous scammers, con artists, and gangsters.
  — Juliana Ukiomogbe, elle.com, 31 May 2023
• Tupac was already there with like 10, 12 gangsters all liquored up and weeded up.
  — Matt Thompson, Spin, 31 Aug. 2023
• Also, snobs are as busy nicking notches on each rung of the social ladder as the gangster nicks each kill on his gun.
  — Elsa Maxwell, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
• Who’s the kind of maniac that makes a musical with all kids playing gangsters in it?
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
• Another was Pariente, an older gangster who ran guns to the AFO.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2023
• Narducci and Messing are set to star in the 1950s gangster drama, alongside Robert De Niro.
  — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 Feb. 2023
• As the Game progresses, this gangster with immense debts to pay soon emerges as the villain of the competition.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 13 Sep. 2022
• Cielo is on her own, one woman searching for her daughter in a gangster wasteland.
  — Kyle Smith, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2023
• My journey with the game’s first gangster rapper began in the early-80s at a daycare center on 52nd & Parkside Ave.
  — Jonathan Rowe and Chris Schwartz, SPIN, 2 Nov. 2023
• Speaking with a young woman from KCR, the student radio station, the subject of gangster movies came up.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
• During Carnevale, children dressed up as the precocious gangsters, with leather hot pants and jackets, tank tops, lots of chains and toy guns.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 30 July 2023
• There Bond encounters Macao gangster Count Lippe, who tries to kill him by locking him in the spine-stretching machine.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
• Chien played Yeoh's eldest son Charles, a hardened gangster who struggles to carve out his own path apart from his father.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
• The initial idea was to portray three old gangsters, three old legends of criminal Rome.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023
• In this comedy, a couple’s honeymoon in Venice turns disastrous when a friend tags along and a gangster falls for the new bride.
  — Dallas News, 15 Dec. 2022
• And a shame, because the idea of Stallone as an aging gangster in a glossy streaming series is enticing.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
• Customers will enter from the back and find a room with Peaky Blinders inspo like gangster photos and a poker table.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 10 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024