mobs
Britishplural noun
adverb
Example Sentences
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It’s just the idea that when mobs get involved, when large groups of people get involved, the higher morals and higher sense of humanity falls apart.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
It doesn’t matter what the politicians or the mobs say.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2025
They held hands as they navigated the winding streets, dodging cars and crazy Vespa drivers, squeezing through mobs of tourists, and wading through oceans of pigeons.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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