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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Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 11 May 2026
The dashing staff wear double-breasted jackets over casually chic white tees.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 4 May 2026
My dashing policeman needed to be in peak form.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Weekly relief payments are also available for Dashers who drive 125 miles or more while dashing, the company said in a release.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dashing
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“Dashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashing. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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