roguish

Example Sentences

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In “Sinners,” Coogler double-casts his longtime collaborator Michael B. Jordan as twin bootleggers Smoke and Stack, then pits them against a pack of banjo-picking bloodsuckers helmed by a roguish Jack O’Connell.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Starring alongside her is Ed Skrein, who plays the main villain Admiral Atticus Noble, and Charlie Hunnam who plays Kai, a roguish pilot and smuggler.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

For many casual viewers, “Star Wars” is the domain of familiar faces: the heroic Jedi Luke Skywalker, the nefarious Sith Lord Darth Vader, the roguish smuggler Han Solo and the tenacious Princess Leia.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2023

On the small screen, he was the roguish Titus Pullo in “Rome,” a role that really got his career going in the United States and got him a SAG card, at the age of 44.

From Washington Times • May 22, 2023

“I was speaking to my Champion,” Dorian said with a roguish wink.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas