mobs

British  

/ mɒbz /

plural noun

1. (usually foll by of) great numbers or quantities; lots

   mobs of people

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adverb

1. a great deal

   mobs better

Example Sentences

Many must gather secretly, careful not to arrive all at once or sing too loudly, lest mobs or police hear about it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Allegations of excessive force persist and public trust has fallen so sharply that in many areas mobs now routinely take justice into their own hands, often times abducting suspects and killing them.

From Barron's

The lasting lesson from the original movie is not that mobs are depraved or that TV is stupid, but that Mr. Schwarzenegger had a special gift for making otherwise terrible efforts watchable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities call the operation a well-planned cartel hit, though there has been no official confirmation of which of the many mobs operating in the area was responsible.

From Los Angeles Times

Authorities were investigating which of the area’s many mobs were behind the slaying.

From Los Angeles Times