How do you use Roguish in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like rascally or devilish, plus the exact meaning.
Roguish in a sentence
Roguish meaning
- Unprincipled or unscrupulous.
- Mischievous and playful.
Synonyms of Roguish
Using Roguish
- The main meaning on this page is: Unprincipled or unscrupulous. | Mischievous and playful.
- Useful related words include: rascally, devilish, playful, scoundrelly.
- In the example corpus, roguish often appears in combinations such as: roguish charm.
Context around Roguish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Roguish
- In this selection, "roguish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, having, cool, hardly, charm, ways and london stand out and add context to how "roguish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bit of roguish glee and bruce s roguish personality that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "roguish" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with roguish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He was the lovable scamp of British tennis, as roguish as Kyle Edmund is squeaky clean. (16 words)
And the names — and the ingredients — roll off the tongue with more than a bit of roguish glee. (18 words)
Mr Braybrooke continued: “I’m 45, riding a bike with a blue bell and mud-guards – I’m hardly roguish. (20 words)
Beyond Owen being roguish and charismatic (purely a result of Chris Pratt’s casting) and Claire being an uptight workaholic (one of three or four stock female characters that are seen in almost every movie), there’s not much to those characters. (42 words)
She enlists the aid of Mugen, a roguish drifter and Jin, a stoic swordsman after she helps them escape from jail, and together they journey across Japan, encountering plenty of interesting characters along the way. (35 words)
Demi recognized the wounded boy under Bruce's roguish personality that made him a star in the TV show, Moonlighting, and got him a $5million payout to star in the upcoming Die Hard film. (34 words)
Example sentences (15)
His dashing leading man looks combined with a smarmy sense of humor works well for a character literally defined by having roguish charm.
Some bad boys/girls are traps, luring their lovers in with their cool, roguish ways before proving why they're no good, but tsunderes are different.
Australian author Fiona McIntosh has enjoyed good success with her novels about roguish London detective Jack Hawksworth, and her latest book is another entertaining read.
Crews who investigated found it was a roguish raccoon who made contact with equipment at the city’s Hydro One electric station.
Mr Braybrooke continued: “I’m 45, riding a bike with a blue bell and mud-guards – I’m hardly roguish.
And the names — and the ingredients — roll off the tongue with more than a bit of roguish glee.
Beyond Owen being roguish and charismatic (purely a result of Chris Pratt’s casting) and Claire being an uptight workaholic (one of three or four stock female characters that are seen in almost every movie), there’s not much to those characters.
She enlists the aid of Mugen, a roguish drifter and Jin, a stoic swordsman after she helps them escape from jail, and together they journey across Japan, encountering plenty of interesting characters along the way.
Though he retains some of his boyish qualities, the Gilbert of is mature and serious more than he is teasing or roguish.
Demi recognized the wounded boy under Bruce's roguish personality that made him a star in the TV show, Moonlighting, and got him a $5million payout to star in the upcoming Die Hard film.
Mark Millar's latest Millarworld/Netflix comic with Matteo Scalera is primed to cross roguish criminality with '80s neon style.
Given Han Solo’s roguish nature and ’ foundational establishment of the new post- era, perhaps it was inevitable that the trailer would be recut using the ’ “Sabotage”, but regardless, that time has arrived.
He was the lovable scamp of British tennis, as roguish as Kyle Edmund is squeaky clean.
The actor struggles with the roguish demands of the character and leaves all the dignified moments to Sunny Deol who, in surprising sequence, plays a rich homage to his father’s immortal Satyakam.
Biographers have described her as strong-willed and outspoken, physically desirable, susceptible (like Queen Elizabeth) to roguish charm and even willing to resort to obscene language if the occasion suited.
Common combinations with roguish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: