gamin

Example Sentences

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The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2019

Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

A photo projected on the curtains that frame the playing area reveals a gamin, minxlike beauty: a little bit Carey Mulligan, a little bit Penelope Tree.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2013

By 1918 he was Hollywood's most popular male actor, outranking Charlie Chaplin; the top female was Mary Pickford, the cagey gamin called America's Sweetheart.

From Time Magazine Archive

She ate much, drank more, and behaved pretty quite like a gloriously lovely street gamin.

From Superwomen by Terhune, Albert Payson