knave

Example Sentences

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The late Renaissance came to life in knave overalls with blousy tops, sequined skirts that suggested chain mail armor and tapestry detailing on jacket sleeves.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

Perhaps he is more pathetic than dictatorial, more fool than knave.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2019

The answer is ‘‘No.’’ This tells you that the speaker is a knave, for a knight would answer ‘‘Yes.’’

From Scientific American • Feb. 26, 2019

But who is the knave and who is the hero remains the question, because often they are both.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2014

“Simon, I have no doubt that you are an excellent thief, and a dreadful knave, and a rascally rogue as well. But you would be far too conspicuous in an all-girls’ school.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood