the mobster threatened to break his legs if he didn't pay up
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Famous former inmates include mobster Whitey Bulger and, rather surprisingly, Henry David Thoreau.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026 In Breaking Bear, a family of furry forest dwellers use everything in their power — including high explosives and drug money — to fight the frackers, mobsters, and a monstrous wolf pack threatening to destroy their home.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
25 June 2026 One of the trailers has some shots of Vanessa Williams posing as a dead body, much like the mobster and his wife at the start of the movie.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026 But in April 2005, following an investigation dubbed Operation Family Secrets, 14 Chicago mobsters were charged with 18 then-as-yet-unsolved murders — including those of the Spilotros.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mobster