scoundrel

Example Sentences

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The question Mr. Junod explores is whether his father was a scoundrel or merely a rascal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Meanwhile, Dukes’s fellow delegates at the statehouse derided him as a scoundrel and maneuvered to expel him from office.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

It stars Davis and Val Kilmer as sorcerer and scoundrel, the bickering protectors of a baby princess with magic powers.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Be it a scoundrel, a member of the Rebellion or the follower of a fascist regime, Galaxy’s Edge offered the promise of role play.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Either way, Katherine can discover what kind of scoundrel Jackson is on her own.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland