Example sentences for: vigilantes

How can you use “vigilantes” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Whipped into a frenzy, citizens formed the National Vigilance Association, but rather than protecting impoverished virgins the vigilantes conducted a crusade against prostitutes, homosexuals, music halls, theaters, paintings of nudes, and French novels (which they burned).

  • In the absence of a well-established judiciary or organized police force, law and order was enforced by vigilantes, and summary hanging was the usual sentence.

  • And they're not too happy about being beaten and killed by police and vigilantes.

  • F. Troops brandish Galil assault rifles; vigilantes use rifles, pistols, machetes to kill 45 suspected looters.


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