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
Responding to the report of his influence in the former president’s orbit, Yoo issued a for-public-consumption coquettish non-denial denial of his ambition.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
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
I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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