impish
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The impish English historian hosts a two-part series on the revolution and her own nation’s blunders during the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“I’m having so much fun,” he said to his teammates, with an impish grin.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
These alternately grave and impish modes recur throughout the show, aptly subtitled “Serious Play,” often combining in a single image.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Manuel chips in enthusiastically with an impish grin, saying that the new systems that he too firmly believes will emerge will be the "next stage in humanity's evolution".
From BBC • May 25, 2025
She was singularly unattractive until she smiled, and then the lines around her eyes and mouth which made her look perpetually dirty disappeared, and her face looked like the mask of an impish elf.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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Stargirl
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