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How to use rascal in a sentence

19 example sentences · noun, adjective

Rascal means a dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster. Example: “That little rascal bit me!”

Examples of rascal by meaning

nounA cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.

  • That little rascal bit me!
  • If you have deer in the area, you may have to put a fence around your garden to keep the rascals out.

More sentences with rascal

  • The rascal spewed forth a series of foul words.From the entry foul
  • Don't cheek me, you little rascal!From the entry cheek
  • “You're a cowhearted rascal, that's sure, but you didn't try to use anything that belonged to me.2017, Donald Barr Chidsey, Captain Crossbones. From the entry cowhearted
  • And so ends the story of July’s birth—a story that was more thrilling than anything the rascal spider Anancy could conjure.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 13. From the entry anancy
  • And his kid brother, the little rascal he taught to swim in the Taedong River in Pyongyang, is also alive.2010 October 29, Mark McDonald, “After 6 Decades of Separation in Korea, a Meeting”, in The New York Times, sourced from SEOUL, SOUTH…. From the entry Taedong
  • And all the time she'd be brivetting about on the sly with any good-for-nothing young rascals she could get hold on.1920, Eric Leadbitter, Shepherd's warning, page 148. From the entry brivet
  • So he left all his property, legal and straight, To "the cursedest rascal in all of the State."1911, Ambrose Bierce, Black Beetles in Amber, page 84. From the entry cursedest
  • So that is how the old rascal shot the moon.1908, Bram Stoker, A Moon-Light Effect. From the entry shoot the moon
  • The sly old rascal might easily be deceiving his daughter for a second time with regard to his smugglesome traits.1908, Edward Henry Peple, The Spitfire. From the entry smugglesome
  • These border rascals are apt to be restless in the dark hours, and their knives prick most consumedly sharp!1900, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, Red Axe. From the entry consumedly
  • In a typical plot, a ne'er-do-well young gentleman dupes his older relatives out of money, while lower-class rascals play cruder tricks on respectable citizens.1983, Wendy Griswold, “The Devil's Techniques: Cultural Legitimation and Social Change”, in American Sociological Review, volume 48…. From the entry crude
  • Can a rascal see his rascalry?1965, Raja Rao, The Cat and Shakespeare: A Tale of India, Macmillan, page 90. From the entry rascalry
  • He was all in a sweat with fear, and—do you know, I don't believe the rascal is a Robot at all any longer.c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden…. From the entry flutter
  • Balzac's work has immensely enriched the intellectual capital of the world, has it made the multitude, the "rascal many," happier or better?1911, Matilda Betham-Edwards, French Men, Women and Books: A Series of Nineteenth-century Studies/ by Miss Betham-Edwards, page 89. From the entry worsener
  • When I headed to the bathroom to drain my anaconda, I caught a profile of him standing in the doorway, smiling down on the little rascals.2000, Eric Jerome Dickey, Liar's Game, Signet, published 2002, →ISBN. From the entry anaconda
  • Now we have him knighted, by a rascal who, tiring of thieving a livelihood by the road-side, assures it by cleaning out his guests; and by two revirginated strumpets.1927, Miguel de Unamuno, The life of Don Quixote and Sancho according to Miguel de Cervantes. From the entry revirginated
  • I'm bound to admit that you're a personable young rascal, with the best manners I've met in a long time, but I warn you that you can't go far.1919, Joseph A[lexander] Altsheler, “Music in the Moonlight”, in The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis (The French and Indian War…. From the entry personable

Meaning of rascal

  1. noun A dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
  2. noun A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
  3. noun A member of a criminal gang.

Full definition of rascal

Questions about rascal in a sentence

How do you use rascal in a sentence?
Rascal is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “That little rascal bit me!”
What is a short sentence with rascal?
“That little rascal bit me!”
What does rascal mean?
Rascal means a dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.

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