crime-fighter
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Exhibit A: Just how polished was Clooney’s crime-fighter while in costume?
From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2022
Mr. Morgenthau, who died in 2019, made his reputation as a crime-fighter when prosecutors were still venerated figures.
From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021
As attorney general from 1979 to 1982, Deukmejian maintained a high profile as a crime-fighter.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2018
That 2016 film saw Spider-Man - a teenage crime-fighter who can spin webs and swing between tall buildings - participate in a battle between Captain America, Iron Man and other superheroes.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2017
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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