capers

Example Sentences

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“Deadliest Catch” never needed stupid capers to create tension, and with any luck there won’t be many more.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Writer-director Joe Carnahan aims for the steadily heightening tension and astonishing action set pieces of great Michael Mann crime capers like “Heat” and “Thief,” but there’s a reason his film can’t match those classics.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

The pair likes off-the-beaten-path capers while traveling, Rodrigues said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

The ding on these capers is that there’s always too much casting.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

“Just so. After your capers are concluded, you will help serve and pour. See that you do not spill on the guests, or it will go ill for you.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin