roguishness
Example Sentences
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Known for its sporty cars that to many represented a suave, English roguishness, Jaguar has been in a sales slump for the better part of the past decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Len was different to anyone else in the dancing business - he was a wonderful character, he had a roguishness about him - he had twinkle," he said in a statement online.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2023
The may exhibit a certain naivete or roguishness or even the desire to be left alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
There were elements of that roguishness in the ’80s and the ’90s, but after 9/11, the unit’s size and its operational tempo just exploded exponentially, and just the same, its problems exploded exponentially.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2022
That's my secret, John," she used to say, with much roguishness, "an' ye maun confess that there 's ae thing ye dinna ken.
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Ian Maclaren
