desperados
- plural of desperado.
Example Sentences
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You’ve turned some of the state’s women into desperados.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
With his stocky build, unnerving gaze, five o’clock shadow and tightly wound energy, Mr. Persoff specialized in portraying gangland figures, Wild West desperados, bellicose generalissimos and Cold War heavies.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
Either way, this is an easy watch, especially with a glass of wine, a bowl of crisps, looking at these ripped desperados, and asking yourself, “Who’s really winning?”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2020
It’s such a strong performance that in moments, despite Mr. Richet’s attention to detail — the shiny chrome, the desperados, the pretty sun-kissed color — the movie all but fades, leaving only Mr. Gibson.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2016
Tragic and heroic memories haunted that blue sea, and although luxurious mail boats plowed it now, the passions of the old desperados still burned in the hearts of men.
From The Coast of Adventure by Bindloss, Harold
