bastard

Example Sentences

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Adding a poignant touch to the evening, YDB took the stage to honor his late father, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, with renditions of his hits “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Got Your Money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025

Keith Robinson, a Comedy Cellar regular who mentored Hart when he was known as Lil’ Kev the Bastard, steals the show as a Jedi master for comedians.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Yet “as the weeks passed, the mood became one of despair,” writes Anna Whitlock, author of Mary Tudor: Princess, Bastard, Queen.

From National Geographic • Sep. 11, 2023

“Let’s not be fooled,” said Daniel Bastard, the Asia-Pacific director for Reporters Without Borders.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

Reek had belonged to the Bastard of Bolton before his capture, Theon recalled.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin