swashbuckler

Example Sentences

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That swashbuckler perfectly executes each of the above genres — and fantasy, too.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

It was perhaps an odd choice for a high-fantasy swashbuckler set in ancient Persia.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Trump created an interesting persona who embodied both an unconventional politician and an unpredictable swashbuckler.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2022

Stumbling wannabe swashbuckler Guybrush Threepwood is determined to finally learn the Secret of Monkey Island that was promised in the 1990 original.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Penelope looked around but saw only moss, trees, and some lovely specimens of the common but ruggedly attractive swashbuckler fern, with its long, swordlike fronds and thick stems that were sturdy as peg legs.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood