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

And she makes decisions that we don’t agree with, but I think one thing we all can agree on is that she’s a badass.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Not so much being called a princess—trust, I’d make a badass one—but the way he says it.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas