Dillinger
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"These people took the money just as though they were John Dillinger or Billy the Kid," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Unlike Mangione, John Dillinger was no scion of a wealthy family.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2024
“A bill like that is dead as Dillinger, so why debate it? It’s not going to happen.”
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024
The pilot plant in Dillingen is operated by the SMS group together with Dillinger Hüttenwerke and Saarstahl.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2023
Then, to prove they’d finally nailed John Dillinger, the police put his body on display in that morgue basement.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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