enfant terrible
Example Sentences
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A transitional film to get him out of the enfant terrible period of his earliest work, “Punch Drunk Love” remains a fulcrum point in Anderson’s career.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2025
Sinema was something of the enfant terrible of the Senate, albeit in the body of a Gen X woman fond of jewel-tone dresses and statement jewelry.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2024
As one experienced writer/producer told me, "being an enfant terrible is still rewarded."
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2023
The play was inspired by texts that the German artist and enfant terrible Jonathan Meese penned in the 1990s, but the production is attributed to no one in particular.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023
Hearing Joshua give Rabelaisian nonstop talks of three to five hours made it all too clear that he was an enfant terrible.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
