bastard

Example Sentences

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Leonardo da Vinci—whose very name indicates he’s from a place, rather than of a person—was one such bastard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Gov't Mule is kind of the bastard child of the jam scene – the black sheep – because we're heavier than other jam bands.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2023

And I'm like, "Cheeky bastard, of course I'm OK to fly".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

They proved it by pulling together long enough to send him off with warm toasts and a nice final vision of his bastard grandson dancing with his creepy daughter.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

It was because she was listening so closely that she knew the exact moment when Kaz Brekker, Dirtyhands, the bastard of the Barrel and the deadliest boy in Ketterdam, fainted.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo