rogue
adjective
no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade.
rogues
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pluralof rogue.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof rogue (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
rogueadjectiveno longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; renegade.
Example Sentences
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Affecting a tough-guy realism, Mr. Bockino is contemptuous of antigambling officials in the era before legalization and tolerant of the worst rogues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The single star was painted in berry juice, as was the bear, which looked so porcine that Mexicans who were struggling to protect California from Yankee rogues mocked it as more pig than bear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
When interviewed by the BBC years later, Stirling said he deliberately recruited brave and unconventional rogues.
From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2022
The great number of their adventures has made them rogues.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
“Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see them off!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
