scoundrel
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“Anthony the Turk” sounds like the sobriquet of a scoundrel in a Mafia movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Foley’s satisfaction in playing a well-heeled scoundrel is palpable.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2023
He would be a scoundrel if he were Brad Pitt, but he’s not.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
It stars Davis and Val Kilmer as sorcerer and scoundrel, the bickering protectors of a baby princess with magic powers.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
“Surely,” I interrupted, with a burning face and heart, “you do not seriously think that he is scoundrel enough for that, Mr. Jaggers?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
Its offenders and unprosecuted scoundrels are extreme versions of the worst people, tapping the audience’s bottomless disbelief at human horrendousness.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 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
To ask the various cranks, lechers, layabouts and scoundrels in her small Massachusetts hometown, she’s barely interesting enough to warrant the question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Decker described a scene straight out of Hollywood, with scoundrels and swindlers on every corner.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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