How to Use swashbuckling in a Sentence

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• With or without Depp, the legacy of the the swashbuckling series is set to continue.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 27 June 2020
• He was known as a hard-living, fun-loving character—the perfect face for the swashbuckling Raiders of the 1970s, a gang of misfits and castoffs.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• And keep yer eyes peeled for this year's celebrity king, the swashbuckling actor J.K. Simmons.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 7 Feb. 2018
• In the swashbuckling world of British newspapers, the editor Robert Winnett stands out for his lack of flash.
  — Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 4 June 2024
• Listen in now for a swashbuckling tale of pirates and polyphenols!
  — Nicola Twilley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2017
• In the mood for some swashbuckling action without sipping from a bottle of rum?
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2023
• There are MacGuffins to grab and fantasy swashbuckling abound.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
• To those who know him, his swashbuckling escapades can seem at odds with his low key, bookish persona.
  — Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
• Young approached it with a swashbuckling flair, leaping from boat to platform and back and at one point dragging the boat with his whole tribe inside it through the surf.
  — al, 9 Mar. 2022
• But Vikander is definitely not the first name to come to mind for a swashbuckling screen heroine.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
• The success of this swashbuckling Spaniard helped raise the profile of European golf, not to mention the European Tour.
  — Ben Simister and Tom McGowan, CNN, 6 Apr. 2018
• Rostand’s 1897 play in verse about a swashbuckling hero with an oversize nose.
  — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
• Nadal is the swashbuckling baseliner with the heavy topspin groundstrokes and a take-no-points-off tenacity.
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 11 July 2019
• With the swashbuckling approach of a squad that wasn’t supposed to last this long, the Danes have turned themselves into one of the most exciting offensive teams here.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 6 July 2021
• This is Cruise is at his most swashbuckling Cruisiest — this time with a Louisiana drawl.
  — Eliza Berman, Time, 13 Oct. 2016
• His odd shooting motion and swashbuckling style has made him a constant focal point.
  — Bill Plaschke, latimes.com, 13 July 2017
• Harris sailed with the water theme, later arriving on the stage in a pirate ship dressed in full swashbuckling regalia.
  — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• The swashbuckling quarterback came in a 1950 trade with the New York Bulldogs and led the Lions, coming off four losing years in a row, to almost instant success.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2017
• Music, theater, art, dancing and even a bit of swashbuckling philanthropy is on tap in this Weekend Roundup.
  — Carol Wolfram, NOLA.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• The name of the film's swashbuckling archaeologist hero?
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• The play’s roles allow its cast to indulge in the child-like fun of becoming swashbuckling heroes and sinister pirates.
  — Eric Marchese, Orange County Register, 8 May 2017
• One night of each cruise the ship is taken over by beloved Disney pirates, like Redd from the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, to have a swashbuckling good time with live music on the pool decks.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 July 2022
• At the post-screening a middle-aged woman stood up and thanked the director for steering away from swashbuckling visuals.
  — Hazlitt, 12 July 2023
• Then just 20, the young Catalan redefined what was possible on a MotoGP bike, winning the title at the first attempt in swashbuckling style.
  — Jonathan Hawkins, CNN, 25 Oct. 2019
• Pirate Cat, the local celebrity feline known for his swashbuckling adventures on the Monon Trail, has gone missing.
  — Tony Cook, Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2020
• Darby plays Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate, a wealthy landowner who tires of his plush life of leisure and decides to become a swashbuckling pirate.
  — Laura Zornosa, TIME, 5 Oct. 2023
• The opaque, academic language was at odds with Bannon's swashbuckling style, but that turned out to be appropriate.
  — Massimo Calabresi, Time, 26 Oct. 2017
• The man has never been to Montana, but the swashbuckling image of Costner on a horse, wearing a Stetson and corralling his cattle, mesmerized him.
  — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020
• Disney has released a new trailer for Jungle Cruise, a swashbuckling action-adventure film based on the company’s theme park ride of the same name.
  — Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2021
• Now, though, the really big businesses are the tech giants inspired by Napster’s swashbuckling.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

Last Updated: 4 Sep 2024