girlish

Example Sentences

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"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Isolde is a mercurial character, and Ms. Davidsen expressed her simmering rage, her girlish flirtatiousness, and her serenity in the “Liebestod.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Wittingly or not, Gaines seems to understand that her ability to play the “victim” of these supposedly demonic trans forces depends on presenting herself as girlish.

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Often, Bannon will toss the mic, virtually, to his 23-year-old co-host Natalie Winters, a blond Californian who has a side business selling a girlish right-wing clothing line.

From Slate • Nov. 25, 2024

Dressed in black as always, she was nevertheless suddenly young and girlish, eyes sparkling with joy at this greatest occasion the ten Booms had ever held.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom