moll

Example Sentences

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Then, like a gun moll, the Queen Mother orders a martini.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023

It recalls "Dick Tracy" too in the "mob moll," which is, on one level, a lot of what Catwoman is.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022

A British lord, an Italian mobster’s moll and a U.S. widow own the car during the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2019

Everyone in the novel seems intent on wearing middle sister down, jamming her into a mold that makes more sense to the community—I.R.A. moll, adulterous hussy—than does a girl who reads while she walks.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

A mile distant was the island of Pharos, which was connected with the mainland by a great moll.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster