scallywag

Example Sentences

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“He was very mischievous, a real scallywag, but such great fun, we miss him everyday”, she said.

From BBC

“I suppose I should go and break my fast before Cook gives away my portion to that scallywag son of hers, Leo!”

From Literature

“You’ll do nothing of the sort! You young scallywag, I could give you a ten-second start and still beat you to the top of the wall! D’you want to try me?”

From Literature

“Little scallywags. And where were they after all?”

From Literature

And now at Center Theatre, another gang of scallywags is on the rampage in Book-It Repertory Theatre’s faithful, fiery and heartily entertaining new version of the prototypical pirate yarn, Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island.”

From Seattle Times