1
: a large and disorderly crowd of people
especially
: one bent on riotous or destructive action
2
informal
: a large number of people
a mob of shoppers clogged the aisles
a team greeted by mobs of fans
3
: a criminal set : gang
4
old-fashioned
: the common people : masses
5
chiefly Australia
: a flock, drove, or herd of animals
mobbed; mobbing
1
: to crowd about and attack or annoy
mobbed by autograph hunters
a crow mobbed by songbirds
2
: to crowd into or around
customers mob the stores on sale days
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Examples of mob in a Sentence
Noun
The angry mob smashed store windows and attacked people on the streets.
The police had to be called in to handle the growing mob.
He was jailed for his dealings with the Mob.
Verb
The actor's fans mobbed him wherever he went.
Shoppers mobbed the stores during the holidays.
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Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Vice President Mike Pence eluded a mob shouting that he should be hanged.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
In the final minute, UCLA walk-on guard Jack Seidler made a spinning layup for his first career basket, prompting his teammates to mob him in celebration after the final buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Biden’s remarks were published on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, when a mob of Donald Trump supporters staged an assault at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 election.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Vice President Mike Pence eluded a mob shouting that he should be hanged.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Ravens greeted Pierce after his awkward slide, mobbing him and bouncing up and down alongside him.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
In the final minute, UCLA walk-on guard Jack Seidler made a spinning layup for his first career basket, prompting his teammates to mob him in celebration after the final buzzer.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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