maverick

Example Sentences

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But that triumphant Sunday encapsulated Cherki's personality - a free-spirited maverick that brings the chaos within City's disciplined system.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 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

In reality, Ms. Allen argues, Betjeman was a maverick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

But it’s all about the “again” aspect these days for the 77-year-old British-born composer and showbiz maverick whose net worth reportedly tops $1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Miraculously, Oskar Schindler, this complex man of many contradictions—Nazi opportunist, schemer, courageous maverick, rescuer, hero—had saved nearly 1,200 Jews from almost certain death.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson