gamin

Example Sentences

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By the end of the night, her gamin crop is plastered to her forehead with sweat; her smile is a little dazed, as if she isn’t quite sure what just happened.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 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

She is a wistful waif out of a Chaplin two-reeler, a Broadway gamin skipping along the harsh pavements of defeat with perky gallantry, one of nature's eternally winning losers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jadiver inspected it thoroughly, the gamin standing impatiently at his side.

From Tangle Hold by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)