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Sure, the Oscar-winning makeup helps transform the actor into Cheney, but the voice and petulance are all Bale, whose conjuring of this scoundrel ought to trigger PTSD for anyone who survived the Dubya years.—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026 Political leaders who encourage or tolerate such scoundrels should be driven from office.—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026 Going back to the origins of everyone's favorite scoundrel, Han Solo, may have felt like a no-brainer — especially with Kasdan on board as co-writer — but the film never felt like an essential addition to the rapidly expanding canon.—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Giannis, a gentleman even in this era of scoundrels, likely wants to do right by the Bucks, too.—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scoundrel