buccaneering
Example Sentences
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And Mahomes himself has been a shadow of the buccaneering quarterback who reinvented the position at the peak of his powers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
The manner of their first two goals underlined that as Alonso's 3-4-3 formation, and buccaneering wing-backs, exploited Bayern's vulnerabilities in wide areas.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2024
England have won 11 of their past 13 Tests in buccaneering fashion.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
“So that the audience doesn’t experience the change between the ‘40s and ‘60s as an intellectual conceit, but literally experiences the buccaneering spirit of those early days … and then the beginning of now.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
The buccaneering chieftains in the Iliad did not want justice.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
