scoundrel
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They left behind more than 40 loaded cannons, provisions and “some of that scoundrel Common Sense man’s letters, which we can read at our leisure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
He’s a master of both Andersonian acting styles: the freewheeling scamp and the scoundrel who speaks with a sniper’s precision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Foley’s satisfaction in playing a well-heeled scoundrel is palpable.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
Meanwhile, Dukes’s fellow delegates at the statehouse derided him as a scoundrel and maneuvered to expel him from office.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
I’m thinking Noah Webster was a scoundrel and they should have put him in jail for this.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
How, in a legislative body that has always maintained a large contingent of scoundrels, did Swalwell and Gonzales get the boot in such quick succession—with more potentially in the pipeline?
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
As one descends the underworld’s nine circles, they must be careful not to let ne’er-do-wells and scoundrels extinguish their flame.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
Even when scoundrels are convicted, as Milton was, the prominent people who were in their orbit, if only peripherally, keep their reputations and wealth mostly intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Rogers cross-examined prosecution witnesses blisteringly, portraying them as scoundrels who were lying about Darrow to save themselves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
Didn’t scoundrels usually have ill-gotten gains lying around somewhere?
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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