How to use "ruffian" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ruffian" in popular movie and book plots

  • He manages to convince the cops and those around him that those crimes are the handiwork of his look-alike ruffian twin Shiva.  - Mudinja Ivana Pudi
  • Radha), a ruffian with a blind sister Kumudham(Sowcar Janaki).  - Kumudham
  • Hoppy defeats many people, but his winning streak ends when the ruffian CM Punkrock humiliates him.  - The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
  • Lily leaves with Booth Pennock, a ruffian who injures Trumbo with a whip before departing.  - California (1947 film)
  • His elder son gets into fight with a ruffian student Vaasu.  - School Master (1958 film)
  • When Ritu fights back against the threats and even physical assault, the man brings his ruffian friends and sets fire to the school house.  - Firingoti
  • An alcoholic ruffian answers Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir.  - The Tichborne Claimant (film)
  • He is a ruffian and is feared by one and all.  - Mappillai (2011 film)
  • Stymie is almost done in until Dorothy cracks the ruffian over the head with a vase.  - The Kid from Borneo
  • Kali (Makrand Deshpande) is a local ruffian who harasses students in his college.  - Anth
  • A ruffian from the Bowery sees a dandy young man approaching him and decides to taunt the well-dressed fellow.  - Some Dudes Can Fight
  • Babua is a garage mechanic and a ruffian with a kind heart for women in distress.  - Naram Garam
  • Pachamuthu (Parthipan) by his own confession is a ruffian and due to the fear he is able to whip up, he rules over a slum area in Chennai.  - Pachchak Kuthira
  • The village ruffian Parattai—who lusts for Mayil—spreads rumours about her relationship with Sathyajith.  - 16 Vayathinile
  • Taran, Gurgi, and Fflewddur camp next with the ruffian Dorath and his band.  - Taran Wanderer
  • Caravaggio thinks back to his life as a teenage street ruffian (Dexter Fletcher) who hustles and paints.  - Caravaggio (1986 film)

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