swashbuckler

Example Sentences

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A hero, an ace swashbuckler and an expert marksmen, no one ever wonders if Link is too delicate to save the magical kingdom of Hyrule.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

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

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Still, it was hard to stop reading a pirate swashbuckler that opens so dramatically:

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

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

“There, by the left, you look a regular little swashbuckler now,” chuckled the kindly hare.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques