knave

Example Sentences

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The stained glass windows and knave of the assumption cathedral in Kharkiv were damaged by Russian shelling.

From BBC

Broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby said he had always found that part of the last night "uncomfortable", suggesting the "delusory" second line be changed to: "Britons never, never, never shall be knaves".

From BBC

And by the end, the reader is left with a clear impression that the people running the world’s largest bank were all fools and knaves.

From Washington Post

Bolsonaro’s education minister, Abraham Weintraub, branded Macron a characterless, “opportunistic knave” and “a cretin”, while Brazil’s president mocked the French first lady’s appearance on Facebook.

From The Guardian

Sink me lugsail parley flogging knave quarterdeck ballast.

From Seattle Times