scapegrace
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of scapegrace
Example Sentences
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Young Andrew, by contrast, looked a bit of a scapegrace, tie askew.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Adam Gopnik, in this magazine, argued that the Starr report could be read “as a novel in the classic tradition,” with Bill Clinton as the scapegrace hero.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019
I knew that what I did as a 16-year-old in Virginia would forever be a hellhound on my trail, but I hoped that I had outpaced my scapegrace.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018
While King Henry's England is threatened by rebellion, the king's scapegrace son Hal haunts the taverns of London, his companions a crew of rogues and...
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2016
There was a scapegrace fellow in the crowd named Ktesippos, a Samian, rich beyond all measure, arrogant with riches, early and late a bidder for Odysseus’ queen.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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