girlish
Example Sentences
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She does succeed in bringing an oddly girlish quality to her performance, but it grows monotonous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I had girlish manners, a girlish voice," he would later say.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
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
I tried to keep my cool but couldn’t resist a girlish squeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
There was the lisp, of course, but more troubling was my voice itself, with its excitable tone and high, girlish pitch.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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