roguish

Example Sentences

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In “Sinners,” Coogler double-casts his longtime collaborator Michael B. Jordan as twin bootleggers Smoke and Stack, then pits them against a pack of banjo-picking bloodsuckers helmed by a roguish Jack O’Connell.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Earlier, on the way into her village, we drove past a jodhpur-clad gent on a horse, who gave us a roguish, charming smile.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2024

“He has boyish charm and likeability, that impish, roguish element to him,” Seymour said.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2023

The Oscars ceremony included a performance of the song, with its rapid-kick choreography and roguish suspender snapping.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2023

“Same to you,” said the Fat Lady with a roguish grin, and she swung forward to admit them.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling