badass

Example Sentences

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In short, Jarrell-Searcy was a bit of a badass.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

It’s 1981, and Quatro, a pint-sized, leather-clad, four-string-plucking badass, may be the first to feature lipstick in a music video.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Just for a moment, I wanted to join the badass gang that made subversive movies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

And she makes decisions that we don’t agree with, but I think one thing we all can agree on is that she’s a badass.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

He tells me about how he always wanted a pet, but not like a dog or cat because his mother was deathly allergic, but instead something badass like a snake or fun like a bunny.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera