crime-fighter
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Across the Spider-Verse,” directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, continues the story of Miles, now a veteran crime-fighter but also a teenager with an increasingly strained relationship with his parents.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
They have particularly panned his positioning as a crime-fighter, saying his stances are retrograde and are more rhetoric than reality — the attorney general’s office has limited authority to prosecute violent crime.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2022
It also poses a steep challenge to the two-week-old mayoralty of Eric Adams, a former police captain who ran as a crime-fighter with a heart for the dispossessed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2022
Mr Duterte's popularity rests on his reputation as a crime-fighter.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2016
To others, the fact that the disabled Barbara/Oracle managed to be an active crime-fighter using only her upper body — and her intelligence — made her not only more human but more heroic.
From Time ● Mar. 24, 2015
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