mugging
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mugging
Example Sentences
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He would know: His team’s 2025 report featured a photo of the Aerosmith frontman mugging alongside Rizer in his past life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
Cut to the same man now mugging for the camera on a plane ride out of the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Her resignation comes a day after she admitted that she told police she had lost her phone during a mugging on a night out but later found it had not been taken.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
His rants are hilarious, and Ruffalo’s mugging is a comic highlight.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024
He presses one shoulder into the wall, crosses his arms, cocks his head, squints his eyes, mugging James Dean better than James Dean.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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