Examples of rakishly in a Sentence
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Hours, minutes and seconds are displayed in three sub-dials which, along with visible gears and cogs, make up a cluster of various-sized, rakishly off-kilter spheres on a dial that is domed gently by a layer of sapphire crystal.
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Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2022
Though not rakishly streamlined like Concorde, there was an air of glamor to these machines, which would whisk you to the continent in 35 minutes and serve you a drink en route.
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CNN,
13 Aug. 2021
Rios has his own head full of bad memories, chewing rakishly on the stub of a cigar while flying into peril.
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Laurence Scott,
Wired,
28 Mar. 2020
Televisions hung from wall units on the calling-room floor; Adam Driver smiled rakishly on one, and the Pistons and the Cavaliers played basketball on another.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2017
And finally, who is this rakishly handsome devil being interviewed by Shane?
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Chris Kohler,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2008
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Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2022
Though not rakishly streamlined like Concorde, there was an air of glamor to these machines, which would whisk you to the continent in 35 minutes and serve you a drink en route.
—
CNN,
13 Aug. 2021
Rios has his own head full of bad memories, chewing rakishly on the stub of a cigar while flying into peril.
—
Laurence Scott,
Wired,
28 Mar. 2020
Televisions hung from wall units on the calling-room floor; Adam Driver smiled rakishly on one, and the Pistons and the Cavaliers played basketball on another.
—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2017
And finally, who is this rakishly handsome devil being interviewed by Shane?
—
Chris Kohler,
WIRED,
8 Feb. 2008
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“Rakishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rakishly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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