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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Williams stole the show (and the red carpet) with his dashing outfit and on-stage chemistry with his Heated Rivalry co-star, Connor Storrie, but a lot goes on behind the scenes to achieve such a handsome look—for example, skincare.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Jan. 2026
The pilot, Jonathon Rae, a young Aussie with a dashing mustache, looked down and grinned.
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Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After City switch the ball to Savinho towards the left side of the pitch, Haaland is by the edge of the penalty area and sees Idrissa Gueye dashing towards the ball to support his right-back.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 12 Jan. 2026
The pilot, Jonathon Rae, a young Aussie with a dashing mustache, looked down and grinned.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Tom Hiddleston starred as a dashing military vet turned hotel night manager recruited by British intelligence to infiltrate the inner circle of Hugh Laurie’s posh, psychopathic arms dealer.
—Judy Berman, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
After City switch the ball to Savinho towards the left side of the pitch, Haaland is by the edge of the penalty area and sees Idrissa Gueye dashing towards the ball to support his right-back.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Dashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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