rakish

Example Sentences

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There’s something of the Thin White Duke about Thomson — his author photo is rakish and epicene — but it’s more than that.

From New York Times

Simon Le Bon would growl as banter, a rakish tone in his voice — causing an ecstatic response from the crowd.

From Salon

Philip Mountbatten, the rakish naval officer who captured the heart of a young Elizabeth Windsor and became the lifelong consort to the British queen, has died in England at age 99.

From Los Angeles Times

He portrayed the smoldering, rakish love interest to Phoebe Dynevor‘s belle of the ball, Daphne — a fan-favorite character he later reprised while hosting “Saturday Night Live.”

From Los Angeles Times

Initially a blur of culture shock juxtaposed with her ongoing disenchantment, the journals track her obsession with her elusive, rakish colleague as well as her increasingly erratic state of mind.

From Washington Post