knave

Example Sentences

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The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

The answer is ‘‘No.’’ This tells you that the speaker is a knave, for a knight would answer ‘‘Yes.’’

From Scientific American • Feb. 26, 2019

Sources of pleasure, in different forms in every stage of life, are too hard to find and too hard to replace once lost, to let any rich knave own your enjoyment.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2018

He either presents himself as a fool or a knave.

From Newsweek • Jul. 3, 2012

Horatio grew mortified to learn that he had been followed without his knowledge and by such a knave.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein