scoundrel

Example Sentences

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He would be a scoundrel if he were Brad Pitt, but he’s not.

From Washington Post

"The mean, the scoundrels and the nouveau-riche have no right to insult their masters," he wrote, drawing on derogatory stereotypes and claims of historical superiority.

From Reuters

“I always knew the man was a scoundrel,” he says after learning about a character’s misdeeds.

From Washington Post

Gloor could be threatening, too, shaking his fist in Boujasson’s face and calling him a “robber” and, a newspaper primly noted, a “d—d French scoundrel.”

From Washington Post

"Many consider me to be a scoundrel, a criminal, a murderer," Medvedev said in an interview.

From Reuters