swashbuckling
Example Sentences
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The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The swashbuckling Abhishek has a punishing strike-rate of more than 192 in 41 international matches since his debut in 2024.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
He also contributed swashbuckling rhythm guitar informed by his love of jazz pianists and unorthodox time signatures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
It would be inconceivable to not include “The Princess Bride” in any consideration of Reiner’s best, as the swashbuckling fantasy romance embodies a sense of playful inventiveness and anything-can-happen ethos.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025
He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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