roguishly

Example Sentences

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As a young man, Mr. Connery was roguishly handsome, with dark features and a 6-foot-2 bodybuilder’s physique.

From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2020

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

Mr. Harder roguishly leads one guys-and-gals quintet; Ms. Sims and Mr. Sims follow this with an atmospherically smoldering duet.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2017

“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