badass
Example Sentences
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Even Xavier, who’s obviously the most badass guy in the world, is not totally equipped.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 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
As the sweeping “O Fortuna” movement of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana thundered over the loudspeakers, he rose from underneath the stage while sitting on a badass, none-more-black throne decorated with skulls and a gigantic bat.
From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025
And not in the good way; not in the badass way!
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.