badass

Example Sentences

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The University of Cambridge graduate proclaimed to all young girls watching on BBC TV: "You can be an academic badass and a track goddess."

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The point being that I should not expect to be a badass street officer on Day 1.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

“They’ve been waiting for this their whole life, this opportunity to just be a badass or whatever they think,” Dunham said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Jessie’s dead wrong about me being a badass.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera