bastards

plural of bastard

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Life is too short to work with jerks.
    Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Needless to say, all these vain, privileged, self-promoting jerks are soon going to make CW’s acquaintance, then regret it — even as vengeful Madison zeroes in on that lady’s whereabouts.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While you guys had staff inside laughing, pointing and even flicking off the crowd outside.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some guys are finding solace in extreme physical activity with expletive-laden barking from a drill sergeant to reclaim their manhood.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In a long interview between training sessions in his gym, Wilson shared his insights, concerns, hopes and inspiration for American males.
    Will Carless, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The vast majority of whale sharks observed were also young males, researchers said.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Winnie and Marcel, detection dogs and graduates from the USDA National Detector Dog Training Center in Georgia, serve alongside plant inspectors Mary Glover and Kyle Webb in the TDA Plant Certification Section helping protect the state’s agriculture and nurseries from the Spotted Lanternfly.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 Aug. 2025
  • That connection, dogs and Jeeps, tends to be a big part of the Jeep Life ethos.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Looking forward, both gentlemen are bullish on the future of drones.
    Adam Sarhan, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And that is mainly due to the ‘victim’ role in which these two gentlemen manoeuvre themselves.
    Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • His yard now attracts wildlife, including raccoons, skunks and even the occasional coyote.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But there’s a reason that, as DeVille carefully tracks, the term indie evolved beyond the white-dudes-with-guitars stereotype to encompass a variety of rappers, R&B singers, and even low-wattage pop divas.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Believe me, rock and roll is just what a bunch of Black dudes did in East Texas, and no one’s giving them credit.
    Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Around 75% of Americans are exposed to raccoons, skunks and foxes — the very wildlife that commonly spread the fatal disease to humans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The skunk with distemper is stuck in the window well again, chewing incessantly on the garden hose that is coiled up in there.
    Miriam Toews September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Bastards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bastards. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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