coquettish

Example Sentences

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How magical it all had been: the way we smiled at each other, the coquettish small talk, and the tender sound of our voices.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

And Burns nearly steals the second act in her brief solo, “Memory,” a coquettish dream of past flames.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

"I think I'm camp rather than coquettish," she counters.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021

The current season presents Diana, played by Emma Corrin, as young and coquettish.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2020

We bobbed our hair and wore cloche hats at coquettish angles and tried to sound like Gloria Swanson.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García