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How to use renegade in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Renegade means an outlaw or rebel. Example: “He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill.”

More sentences with renegade

  • He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill.From the entry king of the hill
  • A renegade timelord from the future who liked to meddle with history?1999, Thomas Slemen, Strange But True: Mysterious and Bizarre People. From the entry timelord
  • He used renegades.Various misleading data by means of circuits etc. were placed in the implants.1968, L. Ron Hubbard, OT III: Wall of Fire, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2013. From the entry Xenu
  • There's only two types of people in this world: the conformist API consumer and the renegade web scraper.2024 July 26, Fireship, “Am I going to jail for web scraping?”, in YouTube. From the entry there's
  • Matt’s identity as a renegade deckbuilder has also inspired me to adopt a similar approach over the years.2016 May 5, James Hsu, Magic: The Addiction: My 20-Year Gaming Journey, Charleston, S.C.: [CreateSpace], →ISBN, page 102. From the entry deckbuilder
  • There is, without a doubt, the "one-percenter" subculture consisting of individuals who are social renegades in the criminal sense.2004, Karen Larsen, Breaking the Limit: One Woman's Motorcycle Journey Through North America, page 271. From the entry one-percenter
  • No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines.2001, Chip Kidd, The Cheese Monkeys. From the entry detritus
  • He tried to do development deals with the Inner and Outer Systems, and he only became a renegade when he was betrayed by both.'2013, Charles Sheffield, Proteus Unbound. From the entry podder
  • The runagate or renegade slave travels the freedom train toward the mythic North and beyond ("first stop Mercy and the last Hallelujah").2005, Cheryl A. Wall, Worrying The Line: Black Women Writers, Lineage, And Literary Tradition, page 195. From the entry runagate
  • The Spaniolised men sent to Spain a letter, signed by four persons, by a renegade Spaniard named Ramadan who knew the language.1965, Great Britain. Public Record Office, List and Analysis of State Papers, Foreign Series, →ISBN, page 511. From the entry Spaniolise
  • They cannot, of course, assume a colourless position because they cater to the radical rank and file and would be branded renegades.1926, David Joseph Saposs, Left Wing Unionism: A Study of Radical Policies and Tactics, page 73. From the entry colourless
  • Not something that Henry Ford probably would have done, but it again bolstered Musk's renegade reputation among his vast fan base, many of whom are also huge Roganites.2021 February 24, Matthew DeBord, “10 times Elon Musk proved Tesla doesn't need advertising”, in Business Insider, archived from the…. From the entry Roganite
  • Because of this and various other reasons, the early soldiers and generals at Fort Pitt considered him a “turn coat” and renegade traitor of the Americans.2011, John D. Schalcosky, Ross Township, →ISBN. From the entry turn coat
  • Being a renegade Islamo-punk had run its course, but now I answered brothers' questions in a wonkish intellectual way, ducking and weaving around the truth claims.2009, Michael Muhammad Knight, Journey to the End of Islam, Soft Skull Press, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry wonkish
  • The Soviet revisionist renegade clique is struggling desperately in the hope of saving itself from doom, but this will only bring on its destruction more quickly."1969 March 14 [1969 March 13], “Report from Border Areas”, in Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts, number 50, Foreign Broadcast…. From the entry tsar

Meaning of renegade

  1. noun An outlaw or rebel.
  2. noun A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
  3. verb To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

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Questions about renegade in a sentence

How do you use renegade in a sentence?
Renegade is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “He was considered a renegade in journalism until he won the Pulitzer Prize, but now he is the king of the hill.”
What is a short sentence with renegade?
“A renegade timelord from the future who liked to meddle with history?”
What does renegade mean?
Renegade means an outlaw or rebel.

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