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swashbuckle

[swosh-buhk-uhl, swawsh-] / ˈswɒʃˌbʌk əl, ˈswɔʃ- /


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Sterling K. Brown, an executive producer, plays Medwin, a character much expanded from the novel, the unofficial mayor of the Black community who will swashbuckle in when a day needs to be saved.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2025

Intrigue abounds, not least over whether England can swashbuckle their way to success against an Australian bowling attack that is pound-for-pound the best on the planet.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2023

Abrams said audiences should expect “great, daring swashbuckle fun” as Rey, Poe and Finn team together, a “moving” story and even “horror” at times.

From Reuters Dec. 13, 2019

Photograph: Allstar One, two, swashbuckle my shoe: history's bow tie spins in horror as 15th-century polymath is recast as wisecrackin' action hunk.

From The Guardian Jun. 14, 2013

These men, it might be noticed, were the congenital adventurers, men who needed to swashbuckle and revel in the name of individualist.

From Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer

“So what has gone wrong for Marcelo Bielsa’s team, who swashbuckled to ninth place last season but languish in the bottom three?”

From The Guardian Oct. 1, 2021

They should be high on confidence right now, too, having swashbuckled magnificently to snatch the play-off spot in their group from Scotland.

From The Guardian Nov. 13, 2015

He galloped over the moors on horseback and swashbuckled energetically with a poker, but displayed no talent for depravity.

From The Guardian Aug. 20, 2011

Since 1895 The Prisoner of Zenda has swashbuckled over the stages of the English-speaking world.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rajah scattered the seeds about, spurned the banana-tip, tilted the water-cup and swashbuckled generally.

From Parrot & Co. by Harold MacGrath

A swashbuckling swagger was all part of the culture as well.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Alcaraz is renowned for swashbuckling shot-making and flashing his infectious smile - even in the most tense moments of competitive matches.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Vice President JD Vance told the mourners Graham was an affable, gregarious politician who would slap Senate colleagues on the back and had a passion for engaging opponents in "swashbuckling" debate.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

“He’d come to 101 Park Avenue, where I was a lawyer. He had this swashbuckling style,” Witkoff told a surprised Tucker Carlson on an early-2025 appearance on Carlson’s podcast.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

With a sudden swashbuckling gesture, he used the lion-mouthed handle of his cane to snatch the plume from Cassiopeia’s hair.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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