bastard

Example Sentences

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Leonardo da Vinci—whose very name indicates he’s from a place, rather than of a person—was one such bastard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

He reacts with the defiance of a man whose football-playing friend recently described him as a "hard bastard".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

It also suggests that the IMF, the utterly vital, eternally disavowable, brutally underloved bastard child of American intelligence, may not survive this latest and severest test of its abilities and resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Overcompensating for Tom's bastard status, she is overly warm to him and consistently neglects Blifil, which has caused him to grow up jealous and bitter.

From Salon • May 22, 2023

“I ain’t nothing to scream about, but that big bastard there can put up more grain alone than most pairs can.”

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck