swashbuckling
Example Sentences
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Film director Quentin Tarantino is coming to London's West End to stage a "swashbuckling comedy" play set in 1830s Europe.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
The actor recently reprised his iconic role as a swashbuckling archaeologist in the 2023 sequel “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
The swashbuckling Abhishek has a punishing strike-rate of more than 192 in 41 international matches since his debut in 2024.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
They kicked off a rapid round of dealmaking that positioned some of the West’s most swashbuckling companies to profit from the reopening of Venezuela’s oil market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
I recall one of the first ones was The Mark of Zorro, with the swashbuckling Douglas Fairbanks, a movie that was made in 1920.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.