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

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

Because Cleone possesses both an impulsive nature and an impoverished suitor named David Ancaster, her wealthy father and rakish brother decide to whisk her away on a European tour.

From Washington Post