rakish

Example Sentences

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There’s also a rakish love interest—an intriguing man who, unlike the Stoics, is an argument for passion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He's been experimenting by trying to cast himself as a rakish outlaw.

From Salon • May 31, 2024

The nightlife of Russia’s elite has long been famously rakish but a recent party crossed an invisible line and provoked a public scandal.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2023

A neon-hued cacophony of rooms beckons, filled with photographs taped to walls at rakish angles, more videos, grainy footage, handwritten texts and drawings.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Since his accident he had unconsciously taken to wearing his hat at a rakish angle.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes