mobs
Britishplural noun
adverb
Example Sentences
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But I hesitated, unsure whether I had the courage to push through Baltimore’s angry mobs, mindful of what might be waiting for us when we gathered at the Barnum Hotel.
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Many must gather secretly, careful not to arrive all at once or sing too loudly, lest mobs or police hear about it.
Unlike Mrs. Clarke’s advertisement for the baker, the advertisement Lord Fredrick had placed for a baby nurse in the Ashton Weekly Gazette had made no mention of angry mobs.
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The lasting lesson from the original movie is not that mobs are depraved or that TV is stupid, but that Mr. Schwarzenegger had a special gift for making otherwise terrible efforts watchable.
Congress created the Insurrection Act as a fail-safe in response to armed mobs attacking their neighbors and organized militias seeking to overthrow elected officials.
From Los Angeles Times
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