Used in a Sentence

gangs

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gangs.

Editorial note

If gangs of Danes are fighting gangs of immigrants over control of an illegal business, I personally blame both groups, not only the immigrants.

Examples18
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the second studio album by the Northern Irish post-rock band

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gangs gathered in one view.

N

the second studio album by the Northern Irish post-rock band

N

a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gangs.

N

the second studio album by the Northern Irish post-rock band

N

a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon.

Example sentences

1

If gangs of Danes are fighting gangs of immigrants over control of an illegal business, I personally blame both groups, not only the immigrants.

2

Shootouts between biker gangs (who are almost exclusively Danish) and immigrant gangs (who are obviously not) are some of the few times you will find an actual shooting in Denmark.

3

Teaching personal responsibility to someone who is on the street associating with gangs can be a lost cause.

4

That was back in 2005 though, and now the vast majority of gangs are not handling any product here.

5

How Academia does not resemble a drug gang: 1)Drug gangs don't have an excess of lazy administrative support staff.

6

Of course GD didn't stop at the gangs, they removed everyone who wasn't looking Greek enough.

7

This works as a chase away strategy but East NO is a different matter, nowhere to chase the gangs to.

8

Appalachia (and other poor rural areas) have no gangs because there's no way to make a profit on organized violence.

9

Biker gangs have often been portrayed in the media in a very stereotypical manner that has little bases in reality.

10

These neighborhoods voted for Golden Dawn because they supported them (by violently removing the Paki-gangs).

11

We used the Irish in proxy wars between street gangs that still are going on today in parts of the Northeast.

12

I find it strange, this claim that PhDs have more diverse and subtle motivations than members of drug gangs.

Quote examples

1

It's just that the "strong, violent and aggressive" are police, or gangs, or your occasional supremacist.

2

I'm completely unaffected by the "biker gangs" he's rambling about.

3

We use "wiggle room" to accept a level of criminality in the politically connected class that would give a district attorney a field day if it were committed by everyday street gangs.

4

I actually think being a smaller "Penn students and surrounding businesses" type of play would make it easier...there's less incentive for the online-only stolen card gangs to take over.

Proper noun examples

1

Gangs and the associated violence happen in cities because that's where some of the people, at least, have money that they can spend on drugs or prostitution or simply be robbed of.

2

Gangs no longer hold drugs when corner selling (where you make the most money, selling by the point at full street value), they pay an addict in drugs to do this while they run security watching over the operation to prevent robberies.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gangs in a sentence?

If gangs of Danes are fighting gangs of immigrants over control of an illegal business, I personally blame both groups, not only the immigrants.

What does gangs mean?

the second studio album by the Northern Irish post-rock band

What part of speech is gangs?

gangs is commonly used as N.