roguishly

Example Sentences

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As Hordur strolls toward Bussi in swoony slow-motion, impeccable jacket slung roguishly over one bulging shoulder, Bussi’s stubbled jaw softens.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2022

The young man works for the Foreign Office - or so he says - and, as portrayed by roguishly handsome Tom Burke, is both comforting and frightening at once.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2019

In Downsizing, the Austrian actor plays a roguishly corrupt Serbian wheeler-dealer – and the answer is, yes, his character is intensely cartoony.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2018

The cases are riveting, yet the biggest mystery of “Rogue Lawyer” is how Grisham can still devise all these distinctive characters, tricky legal predicaments and roguishly cheating ways to worm out of them.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2015

“They’re in the kitchen, you can ask Rita for one. You can tell her I said so. Only the one though,” she adds roguishly.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood