impish
Example Sentences
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Mr. Powell radiates such manly American likability that it’s bizarrely out of character for him to play this ruthless schemer, even as an impish chancer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
He produced candid, often impish shots of the rockers on stage and off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
North shot to fame playing Dennis, an impish child who wore baggy overalls with a slingshot in his back pocket and who often made a mess of things for his neighbor George Wilson.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Amah had to smile at the stonecutter’s impish grin.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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