chap

Example Sentences

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As an honest broker from the moderate left, notwithstanding his Trump fixation, Mr. Traub may be the chap to get the message across.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But this stammering, rather dull chap doesn’t come across as a genius.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

"My mum kept the letters from him because she wanted me to marry another chap," explained Phyllis.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

Our unlikely hero is the Dude from “The Big Lebowski” as a manic pixie dream boy, an effervescently charming and inexplicably quirky chap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

Vincent’s so happy to see her, and “ah, old chap, she had such a look on her face and she was so glad to see us.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman