lady-killer

Example Sentences

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The impulse to shift Bond away from suave lady-killer mode and recast him as some kind of tortured romantic hero, while certainly interesting in theory, has not produced any particularly interesting movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2021

And then there is Louis Patterson Trotmeier IV, a lady-killer whose downfall arrives in the form of a pop star who bears a more than passing resemblance to Madonna.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2015

There have been glimpses—when he takes Joan out for drinks after she’s served with divorce papers, the old lady-killer don seems to be out in force.

From Time • May 21, 2012

But for the accident of birth, Mr. Pisaroni’s Leporello would be the nobleman and lady-killer.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011

With an expression upon his face which both startled and shocked her he snarled: “I’m sick of seein’ that lady-killer hangin’ around here!”

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter