Examples of kingpin in a Sentence
kingpins of the movie industry
a police sting that nabbed several kingpins of the city's drug trade
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Stiller leapfrogged to the next wrung of Hollywood stardom, becoming a comedy kingpin for the next decade, while De Niro turned his tough guy persona on its head, extending his star power into the 21st century.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Speaking on Sunday during a visit to French Guiana, a French territory that borders Suriname and Brazil, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said the facility would house drug kingpins and radical Islamists.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Known as a drug kingpin from Jamaica, Queens, Breeze employed a young Kanan Stark, as well as James St. Patrick and Tommy Egan, with the latter two serving as his corner boys, which took place around the same time Season 5 is set.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 May 2025
What else is going on Seventeen members of a cartel kingpin’s family were escorted into California from Mexico.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
Speaking on Sunday during a visit to French Guiana, a French territory that borders Suriname and Brazil, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said the facility would house drug kingpins and radical Islamists.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
Known as a drug kingpin from Jamaica, Queens, Breeze employed a young Kanan Stark, as well as James St. Patrick and Tommy Egan, with the latter two serving as his corner boys, which took place around the same time Season 5 is set.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 May 2025
What else is going on Seventeen members of a cartel kingpin’s family were escorted into California from Mexico.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for kingpin
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“Kingpin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kingpin. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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