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Wondering how to use Ruffian in a sentence? Below are 8 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as bully or assailant.

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Ruffian in a sentence

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Ruffian | Ruffians | Ruffiana

Ruffian meaning

  1. A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
  2. A pimp; a pander.
  3. A lover; a paramour.

Synonyms of Ruffian

bully assailant aggressor attacker yobbo yobo yob rowdy roughneck hooligan tough assaulter

Related words

Other words often associated with Ruffian or its synonyms:

wrongdoer offender cracking peachy tender browbeat neat raucous callous instigator great swell

Using Ruffian

  • The main meaning on this page is: A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. | A pimp; a pander. | A lover; a paramour.
  • Useful related words include: bully, assailant, aggressor, attacker.
  • In the example corpus, ruffian often appears in combinations such as: the ruffian.

Context around Ruffian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

delicate 1× rappa 1×

Often after:

kusa 1× barber 1× boy 1×

Sentence patterns with Ruffian

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the ruffian boy during 1× curiously delicate ruffian in exile 1× or a ruffian 1× or the ruffian barber 1× roof rappa ruffian kusa grass 1× synonym for ruffian or thug 1× than a ruffian 1× the time ruffian was broadcast 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a plagiarised version 1× along with shinobi 1× block p 175 1× brandon walters stars 1× dickson 1982 p 1× he had completed 1×

Common sentence endings:

his native village 1× of a carousel 1× one from iga 1× or a ruffian 1× ruffian or thug 1× ruffian was broadcast 1×

Words around Ruffian

Just before it in the word index:

ruffer 2 ruffels 4 ruffed 13 ruffe 2 ruffalo 82 ruffa 2

Just after it in the word index:

ruffiana 2 ruffians 14 ruffin 44 ruffing 2 ruffini 16 ruffle 47

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Ruffian

  • In this selection, "ruffian" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, delicate, rappa, kusa, barber and boy stand out and add context to how "ruffian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the ruffian boy during and curiously delicate ruffian in exile. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruffian" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruffian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This is nothing more than a ruffian. (7 words)

He had completed Entertaining Mr Sloane by the time Ruffian was broadcast. (12 words)

In like vein, the term yahoo is often encountered as a synonym for ruffian or thug. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Along with shinobi, some examples include monomi ("one who sees"), nokizaru (" macaque on the roof"), rappa ("ruffian"), kusa ("grass") and Iga-mono ("one from Iga"). (25 words)

Brandon Walters stars in the “Playboy” role of Christopher Mahon, handsome and enigmatic, a curiously delicate ruffian in exile from his native village. (23 words)

Block, p. 175 Louise is seduced by the ruffian boy during her Act 2 ballet, set around the ruins of a carousel. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

Brandon Walters stars in the “Playboy” role of Christopher Mahon, handsome and enigmatic, a curiously delicate ruffian in exile from his native village.

This is nothing more than a ruffian.

Along with shinobi, some examples include monomi ("one who sees"), nokizaru (" macaque on the roof"), rappa ("ruffian"), kusa ("grass") and Iga-mono ("one from Iga").

A plagiarised version of this book appeared in the United States c. 1852–53 as Sweeney Todd: or the Ruffian Barber.

Block, p. 175 Louise is seduced by the ruffian boy during her Act 2 ballet, set around the ruins of a carousel.

Dickson (1982), p. 230. The term eventually came to describe "a young male hustler, a gangster, a hoodlum, or a ruffian".

He had completed Entertaining Mr Sloane by the time Ruffian was broadcast.

In like vein, the term yahoo is often encountered as a synonym for ruffian or thug.

Common combinations with ruffian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruffian" in a sentence?
An example: "Brandon Walters stars in the “Playboy” role of Christopher Mahon, handsome and enigmatic, a curiously delicate ruffian in exile from his native village." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "ruffian" from authentic English texts.
What does "ruffian" mean?
Ruffian means: A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
What are synonyms of "ruffian"?
Common synonyms of "ruffian" include: bully, assailant, aggressor, attacker, yobbo, yobo, yob, rowdy. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "ruffian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "ruffian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.