gamin

Example Sentences

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Ms. Birkin’s gamin looks and carefree bohemian manner transfixed generations of the style-conscious and inspired the expensive and highly coveted Birkin bag from Hermès.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

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

An Alabama gamin named Truman Capote materialized, and he and Vidal were soon nightclubbing together and meeting for weekly gossip lunches amid the palms of New York's Plaza Hotel.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Shut it before it blows wrinkles in our faces," Maud called in her gamin voice to break the ice, looking like a skinny teen-ager in the tight, knee-length frock she'd copied from the New Girl.

From The Big Time by Leiber, Fritz