musketeer
Example Sentences
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Swordsman D’Artagnan arrives in Paris chasing his dreams to become a king’s musketeer, where he commits many a faux pas and gets robbed, among other indignities.
From Los Angeles Times
A lone musketeer of disruption, he spouts mantras about the glory of “breaking stuff,” and cloaks his bottomless greed and shallow narcissism in showy messianic robes.
From New York Times
Brosnan’s take on Louis XIV is a velvet-clad, swashbuckling royal with a magnificent mane and plenty of eyeliner, a sort of modernist musketeer.
From Los Angeles Times
“Four musketeers are by definition stronger,” Lévy said.
From New York Times
He told the children, whom he nicknamed the four musketeers, that he would figure out how to get a skate park in their neighborhood — even if he didn’t get elected.
From Washington Post
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