How to Use mugger in a Sentence
mugger
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The mugger grabbed the knife and slashed his victim in the face, causing a deep gash.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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When the victim pulled his phone out, the mugger grabbed it and started to walk off with it, sparking a brawl, cops were told.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the fight continued on, the victim grabbed the knife from the mugger and plunged it into him five times, cops said.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Promethean is a triumphant calling, not a mugger in an underpass.
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James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Charges against the mugger and his victim were not immediately filed.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An architect sees his wife killed and his daughter raped by muggers and responds by embarking on a vigilante shooting spree.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Cops on Thursday released surveillance images of the mugger, hoping someone would recognize him.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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The heartless subway mugger who slashed and badly wounded a woman on an empty Manhattan train car will stay locked up following his arrest late last week.
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Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Even in the wider state of São Paulo, Brazil's richest, only about 2% of theft cases are ever solved, meaning muggers operate with near impunity.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
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The story documented the stabbing death of a 24-year-old father of two who was attacked by an armed mugger outside a casino in the city’s upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood.
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Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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