minx
Example Sentences
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And Poppea, his beloved, is a scheming minx.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
Millions of women had reclaimed that slur in recent years when fashion’s newly minted minx, Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, had dubbed us #GirlBosses in her best-selling book.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2016
Answer: Surprisingly hilarious, thanks mostly to the antics of Ron’s second ex-wife—a bespectacled, psychotic minx played by Nick Offerman’s real-life partner.
From Time ● Jan. 14, 2015
Most shocking of all was Mrs. Hughes’ #realtalk: To her, Lady Mary is “an uppity minx who’s the author of her own misfortune.”
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2012
One of the guests was an elderly gentleman with a white beard and pointed hat, and the other was a handsome minx with an olive complexion and plucked eyebrows.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
