swashbuckling
Example Sentences
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The swashbuckling 17-minute short is a pitch-perfect elaboration on newspaper cartoonist E.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"I think swashbuckling, you know 'move fast and break things,' has kind of come out of favor," the physicist told AFP.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Coach John Mitchell has sold the scorelines as evidence of a new, swashbuckling style and a willingness to slug it out toe to toe with the world.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
I always wanted to be a swashbuckling, sword-fighting Robin Hood.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
I recall one of the first ones was The Mark of Zorro, with the swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, a movie that was made in 1920.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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