gamin

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

This musical about a French gamin finding love, adapted by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé and Nathan Tysen from the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie, will steal its final garden gnome.

From New York Times • May 18, 2017

Stanley wages a grouchy, sarcastic war on her credibility, only to find himself smitten by her gamin charm and persuaded by her claims of paranormal ability.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2014

Yet his sly comedy is wonderfully open to life's coincidences and consequences; it shows an uncondescending interest in children even as it is alert to their gamin guile.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a provincial with massive red fists and the curious face of a child that has been corrupted early in life—a gamin, but a genius.

From Paul Verlaine by Zweig, Stefan