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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Batman and his rogues' gallery are more focused on hand-to-hand combat and gimmicks like laughing gas.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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.
—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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Word History
First Known Use
1859, in the meaning defined above
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“Rogues' gallery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rogues%27%20gallery. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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rogues' gallery
noun
: a collection of pictures of persons arrested as criminals
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