1
: marked by vigorous action : spirited
a dashing young horse
2
: marked by smartness especially in dress and manners
Examples of dashing in a Sentence
She married a dashing young lawyer from the city.
a brave and dashing soldier
The actor cuts a dashing figure as a young Jack Kennedy.
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As Heathcliff, the Scottish actor Robert Cavanah is more brooding than dashing, but that hard edge works for the character’s grim undertones.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Starring opposite Katie Holmes and with his dashing good looks, Van Der Beek quickly became a teen heartthrob on the coming-of-age series, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Fennell, meanwhile, makes dashing use of Elordi’s imposing physique, as the 6-foot-5 actor towers over the 5-foot-6 Robbie in every scene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Casting two of the most smoldering contemporary actors on the planet clearly stacks the deck, and carries on the long tradition of pairing a dashing figure of brooding handsomeness (Laurence Olivier, Ralph Fiennes) with a breathless screen beauty (Merle Oberon, Juliette Binoche).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Starring opposite Katie Holmes and with his dashing good looks, Van Der Beek quickly became a teen heartthrob on the coming-of-age series, which ran for six seasons from 1998 to 2003.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
Fennell, meanwhile, makes dashing use of Elordi’s imposing physique, as the 6-foot-5 actor towers over the 5-foot-6 Robbie in every scene.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Dashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashing. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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