Examples of scoundrel in a Sentence
some scoundrel stole my wallet
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Speaking of that last vampire subject, this is also a great episode for Jacob Anderson in the B-plot, as Louis plays the reluctant avenger doing that loveable scoundrel Raglan James’s dirty work in two stand-out action sequences.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Paxton, meanwhile, is known for being a scoundrel.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 28 May 2026
New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026
Paxton, meanwhile, is known for being a scoundrel.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 28 May 2026
New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for scoundrel
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoundrel. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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