knave

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

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

Sources of pleasure, in different forms in every stage of life, are too hard to find and too hard to replace once lost, to let any rich knave own your enjoyment.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2018

He approvingly quotes the Scottish philosopher R. M. Wenley, who called it, among other things, the resort “of the knave, who knows just enough about life to deem himself able to laugh at it.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2018

“That knave is the son of my father’s treasurer, a deceitful man. Proof that the apple does not fall far from the tree,” he said.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein