Example Sentences

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Tomboys show up in the last third of the exhibition, and they come with their own model from American literature.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2012

“Angels and Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art” is at the Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, through Jan. 20.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2012

On Being a Girl It is especially timely to see “Angels and Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art” at the Newark Museum after the recent election, in which women figured prominently.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2012

Tomboys have Jo, wannabe celebs have Amy, homebodies have Meg and drips have Beth.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2010