rascal

Example Sentences

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The question Mr. Junod explores is whether his father was a scoundrel or merely a rascal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Oh, Spotify, you rascal, you’ve got us pegged.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025

Onstage, Epps convincingly plays that rascal who has charmed his way out of trouble.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

If a man is called a zorra, it simply means "rascal".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

“If I see that rascal Lomax running somewhere, I’ll grab my hat and get behind him,” Malcolm X said once, “because I know he’s onto something.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey