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• He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.From the entry charm
• I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.From the entry fireproof
• The waves were dashing against the sea wall.From the entry seawall
• A rather dashing outfit, even if I do say so.From the entry if I do say so myself
• 'Come on now, wakey!' called Diane, who was already up and dashing round the room.2021, Margaret Thornton, Cast the First Stone. From the entry wakey
• The tunic fits him perfectly, and he really does look kind of dashing.2009, Julie Halpern, Into the Wild Nerd Yonder, New York, N.Y.: Feiwel and Friends, page 229. From the entry mustachey
• He is, reputedly, a dashing Casanova and receives oh so many letters from oh so many femmes.1997, Hugh Aaron, Letters from the Good War: A Young Man's Discovery of the World, Stones Point Press, →ISBN, page 314. From the entry oh so
• With his swarthy complexion and jet black, straight hair, Louis was actually quite dashing.1990, Paul Levy, Finger lickin' good: a Kentucky childhood. From the entry y'all
• Under the businessmanlike exterior, however, beat a heart just as dashing as that of a movie star.1986, Penina Spiegel, McQueen: the untold story of a bad boy in Hollywood. From the entry businessmanlike
• “Aw, gwan, you slave driver,” the boy said, dashing from the room.1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 199. From the entry gwan
• The suitor of the commonest of all the Aranea, Meta segmentata, is wise but certainly not dashing.1950, John B[attersby] Crompton Lamburn, “Courting”, in The Life of the Spider, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge, Mass.…. From the entry spideress
• Part of the time he spent in the speedster dashing hither and yon.1937 December, E. E. "Doc" Smith, “Galactic Patrol”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 20, number 4, page 73. From the entry deep space
• Great hailstones keep dashing against my window and dancing about on the garden walks like things demented.1906, Mabel Sarah Barnes-Grundy, Hazel of Heatherland, page 213. From the entry Ophelian
• His consummate athleticism allows him to be the versatile artist he is: modern or dashing, playful or tragic.2021 March 10, Gia Kourlas, “Ballet Is Hard Enough. What Happens When You Lose a Year?”, in The New York Times. From the entry consummate
• Yep, slightly on the damp side here but the furthest I'm dashing today is the greenhouse to pick some 'matoes.2007 August 14, ~~Linda~~, “G.M.T. Tuesday 14th August 2007”, in uk.people.silversurfers (Usenet), archived from the original on 08 Oct 2025. From the entry 'mato
• Shoots break from the earth, leaves unfurl auspiciously and peacockeries of colour—dashing golds, purples and whites—illuminate the grounds.1998, Des Kennedy, An Ecology of Enchantment, page 64. From the entry auspiciously
• De Mandat-Grancey's interest in America was whetted further by a dashing and somewhat mysterious ex-Confederate soldier named Gifford F.1984, Howard R[oberts] Lamar, “Introduction”, in E[dmond] de Mandat-Grancey, translated by William Conn, Cow-boys and Colonels: Narrative…. From the entry freewheeling
• Cynthia, the domestic-minded, looked as dashing as a young commando.1978, Graham Greene, The Human Factor, →ISBN, page 59. From the entry Cynthia
• Full-cut, dashing "gob" slacks with back pocket.1937, Stella Blum, Everyday Fashion of the Thirties as pictured in Sears Catalogs, published 1986, page 94. From the entry gob
• Arsenic in the soup is fast supplanting firearms as a husbandicide among the more dashing members of the younger set.[1923 September 7, Madison Capital Times, volume 12, number 67, Madison, WI, page 16. From the entry husbandicide
• He had not known that he was wearied with nerve wrack and pell-mell dashing from firing point to firing point.1920, Charles Neville Buck, The Law of Hemlock Mountain, page 190. From the entry nerve wrack
• At one stroke his dashing raiment gave him high superiority over Johnnie Watson and other rivals who might loom.1916, Booth Tarkington, chapter 7, in Seventeen. From the entry at one stroke
• A silver floofed fox, Corge is an actor, producer, and activist known for his dashing hot looks, charming derpiness, and irresistible pantaloons.2021 March, Zoey Acoff, The Little Book of Big Corgi Butts: Outrageously Cute Activities to Celebrate the Greatest Booty on Earth, Abrams…. From the entry derpiness
• For the first few months, we took turns dashing home from work at lunchtime in a usually fruitless effort to head off his indoor pooping.2009, Michael Schaffer, “Toy Town”, in One Nation Under Dog: Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies, Dog-Park Politics, and…. From the entry untrainability
• O’Hara appears as a dashing hero, Barry O’Brian, and it is doubtful if he ever had a role that fitted him so perfectly.1922 March 18, “Fiske O’Hara Coming. Popular Actor-Singer Will Play Week’s Engagement at the Russell Theatre.”, in The Ottawa Evening…. From the entry likableness
• And that title song, an impishly dashing waltz for four tenors, remains one of Styne's least appreciated masterbits, truly imaginative writing from this supposed pop tunesmith.2015, Ethan Mordden, Open a New Window: The Broadway Musical in the 1960s, page 45. From the entry masterbit
• South of the border this type of salsa is generally quite smooth, easily drizzleable and quite spicy — perfect for dashing on soft tacos or stirring into soup.1998, Rick Bayless, JeanMarie Brownson, Deann Groen Bayless, Salsas That Cook, page 13. From the entry drizzleable
• Then, dashing in and out of guises, using his expressive face and body and speaking in grammelot so that everyone can understand him, he might improvise.1997 October 15, Mel Gussow, “The Not-So-Accidental Recognition of an Anarchist”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry grammelot
• Please address the effects of the military proposals on the fishing industry; consider commercial fishing, longhauling, pound dashing, trawling, seigning for shrimp, crab, shellfish, and pinfish.1989 July, “Public Hearing Transcript of February 2, 1989”, in Final Environmental Impact Statement: Mid Atlantic Electronic Warfare Range…. From the entry longhauling
• She called her husband Hal because no one else had ever done so and it had a dashing ring, rather out of keeping with Harold's appearance.1984, Ruth Rendell, The Killing Doll, Pantheon Books, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry Harold
• Number 10 was a prosperous-looking young Italian, Signor Tomelli, who possibly had plenty of money from rackrents in Milan and would probably play a dashing and foolish game.1953, Ian Fleming, “The High Table”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 73. From the entry rack rent
• This skulduggerous, dashing lineage was reflected in the elusive, allusive poetry of some of their names: the Society of the Families; the Society of Seasons; the Leage of the Proscribed.2022, China Miéville, chapter 2, in A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto, →OCLC. From the entry skulduggerous

Meaning of dashing

1. adjective Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
2. adjective Chic, fashionable.
3. noun The action of the verb to dash.

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Questions about dashing in a sentence

How do you use dashing in a sentence?

Dashing is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.”

What is a short sentence with dashing?

“a dashing young officer”

What does dashing mean?

Dashing means spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.