Wondering how to use Rakish in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as raffish or stylish.
Rakish in a sentence
Rakish meaning
- Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance.
- Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
Synonyms of Rakish
Using Rakish
- The main meaning on this page is: Dashingly, carelessly, or sportingly unconventional or stylish; jaunty; characterized by a devil-may-care unconventionality; having a somewhat disreputable quality or appearance. | Like a rake; dissolute; profligate.
- Useful related words include: raffish, devil-may-care, stylish, fashionable.
- In the example corpus, rakish often appears in combinations such as: rakish bingham, of rakish, rakish in.
Context around Rakish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rakish
- In this selection, "rakish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, little, bingham, hatchback and attorney stand out and add context to how "rakish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a little rakish in a and add a rakish touch to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rakish" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rakish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And certainly not White Housebroken,” Grey observes pityingly of a rakish Attorney General. (13 words)
Katie Knowles provided emotional as well as medical support during Rakish Bingham’s recovery. (14 words)
Not married either, and a little rakish in a Bessie Smith sort of fashion. (14 words)
Its rakish C-pillar and big three-pointed star are cues to the past, but the new model has a more rugged look than ever thanks to fender flares that come unpainted or can be specified in body color. (39 words)
The PPE architecture has already been slung under the Q6 e-tron and also the new Porsche Macan Electric, and comes in a rakish hatchback-cum-saloon form known as Sportback, and as a traditional Avant estate. (37 words)
That would tap into a growing market for more sporting trucks that don’t sacrifice off-road abilities or cabin space despite more rakish looks. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
Katie Knowles provided emotional as well as medical support during Rakish Bingham’s recovery.
The PPE architecture has already been slung under the Q6 e-tron and also the new Porsche Macan Electric, and comes in a rakish hatchback-cum-saloon form known as Sportback, and as a traditional Avant estate.
And certainly not White Housebroken,” Grey observes pityingly of a rakish Attorney General.
Fleet missed their third spot-kick through Rakish Bingham before keeper Jordan Holmes saved Chippenham's fourth penalty.
Not married either, and a little rakish in a Bessie Smith sort of fashion.
Poe Dameron in the sequel trilogy cemented him as a lovable rogue with the right amount of rakish charm.
Aesthetically, it’s miserable and inefficient, five syllables in the mouth and rakish in the ear.
Its rakish C-pillar and big three-pointed star are cues to the past, but the new model has a more rugged look than ever thanks to fender flares that come unpainted or can be specified in body color.
While the classic shape remains unchanged, woven panels at the top and sides add a rakish touch to this design.
That would tap into a growing market for more sporting trucks that don’t sacrifice off-road abilities or cabin space despite more rakish looks.
Common combinations with rakish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rakish bingham 2×
- of rakish 2×
- rakish in 2×