buccaneer

Example Sentences

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In “Jaws,” Quint the buccaneer is devoured by the shark, along with one of the oxygen tanks Professor Hooper insisted on bringing on the boat.

From Washington Times • May 8, 2023

With comparable deftness, Kelly A. Harmon’s “Trumpets of Freedom” reassembles characters from “The Lighthouse at the End of the World,” then adds steampunk robots and that aeronautical buccaneer, Robur the Conqueror.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2023

After the Sex Pistols split, the two held their first catwalk show in 1981, presenting a "new romantic" look of African-style patterns, buccaneer trousers and sashes.

From Reuters • Dec. 29, 2022

In the case of this droll comedy about a wealthy 18th-century gentleman turned bungling buccaneer, that requires visualizing many different feelings.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2022

“C’m’ere, you dreadful little rogue! I’ve got the very thing for you. This is a leveret dagger. All young hares carry one. Here, let’s try it on you for size, young buccaneer, what, what!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques