maverick

Example Sentences

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Dentists’ reputations for being maverick investors have made them targets for unscrupulous actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

Predominantly kits were kept to a single colour - two if you were feeling bold, three if you were feeling like a maverick.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

It was all about how the U.S. ought to take better charge of the maverick Congo; the two photographs stopped my heart.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver