beatnik

Example Sentences

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He’s put off by Ginsberg’s aggressiveness, though the aging beatnik softens somewhat when he realizes Hujar isn’t an emissary of the enemy so much as a photographer picking up work where he can get it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Finally, there is Georgia McCann, a self-styled Gen Z beatnik and events planner whose special talents include throwing parties for Anna Delvey and not washing her hands after she pees.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

A musician before he’d become an actor, Mr. Rado began writing songs with Mr. Ragni, which they sometimes sang in what were then beatnik coffee houses in Greenwich Village.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Many well-known actors received early exposure on the series, notably Bob Denver as Dobie’s best friend, Maynard G. Krebs, a scruffy junior beatnik who yelps “Work!” at the merest suggestion that he seek gainful employment.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2022

If they’d been around since beatnik times, they must be strong, he thought.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar