Examples of scoundrel in a Sentence
some scoundrel stole my wallet
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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.
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoundrel. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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