raffish

Example Sentences

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In 2011, she was stunned to learn that her raffish little cafe had been awarded a Michelin star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The accusations had little impact, however, on his public persona as a raffish celebrity who was a fixture in gossip columns, a personal brand crystallized by the name of his music label: Bad Boy.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Afterward, he started to communicate with living Redondan notables and to research the micro-nation’s various rival monarchs, including a raffish ship’s captain known as King Bob the Bald.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022

Now combined into a single storefront, the current retail space retains raffish details of its liquor-store days, including a retro red-and-blue neon sign and period gilt window lettering advertising cognacs and cordials.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

Growing up, I was always tickled by this raffish personal connection to history: part of the Puritans, but not actually puritanical.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann