maverick

Example Sentences

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The cynical maneuver so disgusted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a maverick Democrat from rural Washington state, that she defied party leaders and introduced a resolution rebuking Garcia.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

His unfiltered comments are part of his self-styled image as a maverick, which found traction in a nation where corruption, red tape and institutional dysfunction impact people's lives at every level.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

So much so that we have names for the type: maverick, individualist, iconoclast, dissenter, rebel, freethinker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

There was a nod to control and structure over maverick chaos.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

He had always had problems with his maverick youngest, and her running off hadn't helped.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez