swashbuckling

Example Sentences

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I always wanted to be a swashbuckling, sword-fighting Robin Hood.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

When McIlroy emerged as a swashbuckling, shot-making force in the 2010s, many observers marked him out as a player who would claim multiple majors.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The actor recently reprised his iconic role as a swashbuckling archaeologist in the 2023 sequel “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

In reply, India lost swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma on the first ball with Matt Henry drawing a top edge to third man.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

It was not lawful in these matches to foin—that is, to make a thrust of the paint Finally there was swashbuckling.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White