gang
noun
a group or band.
ganged
-
a word derived from
gang.
Example Sentences
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The bull market has been under attack at the start of the second half of 2026 — jitters over the artificial-intelligence buildout, geopolitical flare-ups and rising longer-term interest rates have all ganged up on investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
But whereas male chimpanzees frequently ganged up to or defeat rivals or bully females, bonobo males mainly participated in one-on-one fights and rarely attacked members of the opposite sex.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 12, 2024
Remember last year, when bros in their bedrooms ganged up on the Robinhood app, pumped meme stocks like GameStop to absurd heights, got crazy rich and beat Wall Street at its own game?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
The aviation pioneer went to his grave in 2006 convinced that rivals had ganged up in a bitter price war to force Laker Airways out of business.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2018
They’ve never exactly been my best mates but today they’d ganged up against me.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
