coquettish
Example Sentences
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And Burns nearly steals the second act in her brief solo, “Memory,” a coquettish dream of past flames.
From New York Times
She’s a knowing adult reflecting on the sexual abuse she endured, a shrinking child, a coquettish yet whip-smart 17 year old; Parker acts her way through decades of Li’l Bit’s trauma with astute choreography.
From New York Times
He captures her coquettish coyness without caricaturing it.
From New York Times
"I think I'm camp rather than coquettish," she counters.
From BBC
For years, British journalists were fascinated by Mrs. Judge and her striking appearance, which one reporter called “an elegant mix of Amish schoolmarm and coquettish ballet-mistress.”
From Washington Post
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