girlish
Example Sentences
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She does succeed in bringing an oddly girlish quality to her performance, but it grows monotonous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
Often, Bannon will toss the mic, virtually, to his 23-year-old co-host Natalie Winters, a blond Californian who has a side business selling a girlish right-wing clothing line.
From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2024
Cyrus was so trapped in her former image that she projected one in the complete opposite direction, leaving any remnants of her girlish "Hannah Montana" days behind.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
A friend once told me that my mother and I were alike, that we had the same wispy hand gestures, the same girlish laugh and sideways look.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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