rogues' gallery
noun
: a collection of pictures of persons arrested as criminals
also
: a collection or list likened to a rogues' gallery
Examples of rogues' gallery in a Sentence
a rogues' gallery of dictators
a rogues' gallery of deadly viruses
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Cue up a rogues' gallery of supernatural manipulation and bloody misadventures, milk baths that conjure evil doings, and spells that cause people to vomit kittens.
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EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Then there’s the rogues' gallery of antagonistic Norse gods working with Odin to bring about Ragnarök.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
Benoit Blanc must contend with a rogues' gallery of suspects, each with secrets of their own.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
In a year the Joker would push plain-clothes villains to the side and set a new template for the hero's over-the-top rogues' gallery.
—Oliver Sava, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022
Carnage post-credits scene suggests that Hardy's Venom may be joining that rogues' gallery and also popping up in No Way Home — or potentially another film down the line.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2021
The show works hard to embed its main characters in a down-to-earth setting — but almost nothing about Superman's classic rogues' gallery is down to earth.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2021
Their lineup is a rogues' gallery of local dirt-rock luminaries: Hannah Hazard and Madalyn Garcia of Lil Tits, Adam Luksetich of Foul Tip, and Ryan Wizniak of Meat Wave.
—Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 16 May 2018
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EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Then there’s the rogues' gallery of antagonistic Norse gods working with Odin to bring about Ragnarök.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
Benoit Blanc must contend with a rogues' gallery of suspects, each with secrets of their own.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2022
In a year the Joker would push plain-clothes villains to the side and set a new template for the hero's over-the-top rogues' gallery.
—Oliver Sava, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2022
Carnage post-credits scene suggests that Hardy's Venom may be joining that rogues' gallery and also popping up in No Way Home — or potentially another film down the line.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2021
The show works hard to embed its main characters in a down-to-earth setting — but almost nothing about Superman's classic rogues' gallery is down to earth.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2021
Their lineup is a rogues' gallery of local dirt-rock luminaries: Hannah Hazard and Madalyn Garcia of Lil Tits, Adam Luksetich of Foul Tip, and Ryan Wizniak of Meat Wave.
—Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, 16 May 2018
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