maverick
Example Sentences
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It began as a film about a maverick artist who'd established a winter arts festival on the tiny Scottish island of Papa Westray.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
His unfiltered comments are part of his self-styled image as a maverick, which found traction in a nation where corruption, red tape and institutional dysfunction impact people's lives at every level.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
It recounted, “In his later years, Peter enjoyed being a maverick and the center of controversy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
On his 21st birthday, in 1932, he came into a sizable inheritance that allowed him to live where he wanted and indulge his maverick aesthetic proclivities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
He shuffled to the back of the bus, grateful that it wasn’t one of the crowded school buses but a maverick bus that appeared at odd hours.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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