impishness

Example Sentences

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Ms. Touzani, whose previous films included 2019’s “Adam” and 2022’s “The Blue Caftan,” has made a film of simple, light appeal, relying heavily on her star’s late-blooming impishness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Gallenzi, in his editor's introduction, said they revealed "his mood, ambition and, perhaps, impishness at a time when he was starting out as a poet".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

When Adora isn’t looking, Amma's expressions take on dangerously impishness.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2018

Known for his technical skills and an endearing impishness, Detective Dinwiddie, 47, had served 18 years on the Killeen police force, 15 of them on SWAT.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2017

“A mile,” he says quickly, and his eyebrows raise in a little bit of his trademark impishness.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse