1
: marked by vigorous action : spirited
a dashing young horse
2
: marked by smartness especially in dress and manners
Examples of dashing in a Sentence
She married a dashing young lawyer from the city.
a brave and dashing soldier
The actor cuts a dashing figure as a young Jack Kennedy.
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After City switch the ball to Savinho towards the left side of the pitch, Haaland is by the edge of the penalty area and sees Idrissa Gueye dashing towards the ball to support his right-back.
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
On his first episode, both Charlie and Rebecca woke up from their wild night in various states of disrobe, which can be challenging for even the most fearless and dashing actors.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Has Clooney ever seemed that good at sprinting or darting or dashing or scurrying?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Beneath the Bayonne Bridge, on the banks of the Kill Van Kull in New Jersey, a dashing French financier intends to build one of the largest film studios in the Northeast.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
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Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
On his first episode, both Charlie and Rebecca woke up from their wild night in various states of disrobe, which can be challenging for even the most fearless and dashing actors.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
Has Clooney ever seemed that good at sprinting or darting or dashing or scurrying?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Beneath the Bayonne Bridge, on the banks of the Kill Van Kull in New Jersey, a dashing French financier intends to build one of the largest film studios in the Northeast.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dashing
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“Dashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashing. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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