badass

Example Sentences

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In short, Jarrell-Searcy was a bit of a badass.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s 1981, and Quatro, a pint-sized, leather-clad, four-string-plucking badass, may be the first to feature lipstick in a music video.

From Salon • Feb. 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

“So I think going into this event, we’ll see a lot of incredible riding, we’ll see a lot of new faces, new names and some badass runs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Christian karaoke, badass action stories, and violent faith healers—man, I loved church.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah