roguishly

Example Sentences

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The young man works for the Foreign Office - or so he says - and, as portrayed by roguishly handsome Tom Burke, is both comforting and frightening at once.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2019

In Downsizing, the Austrian actor plays a roguishly corrupt Serbian wheeler-dealer – and the answer is, yes, his character is intensely cartoony.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2018

He has roguishly refused to wear his own delegation’s blue polo shirt, believing that a suit and tie better reflect the importance of his duty as a delegate.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2016

This may merely be before-battle nerves -- however, now that we've seen Kylo Ren wave his hand around Dameron's face, could something be wrong with the roguishly handsome pilot? 

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2015

Shorty sang in a low mumble, smiling, rolling his eyes, looking at the white man roguishly.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright