mob-handed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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East 17 were drinking in the bar and when they saw us arrive mob-handed, they fled to their rooms.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2020
The current group were signed under five different managers, to unconnected tactical plans, most recently by a mob-handed transfer committee with its own dimly conceived moneyball-style pretentions.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2016
The most illuminating part of José Mourinho's recent comparison of his record to that of previous Real Madrid managers was simply their mob-handed volume: Madrid have made 25 managerial changes during Ferguson's time at United.
From The Guardian ● May 10, 2013
Those who are here are a rather rag-tag bunch given England's usual mob-handed presence on such occasions.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 10, 2012
Whether they're in a BBC studio recording a radio session or arriving mob-handed on to a concert stage, the project's predominant vibe of fraternal warmth is pervasive and infectious.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 12, 2010
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