moppet

Example Sentences

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Greg’s teen sib is a pill, too, especially next to his sage mom, antsy dad and supercute moppet kid-brother.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

This straw-stuffed moppet, with black eyes reminiscent of a shark's, can be seen at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida — though why anyone would want to is a mystery.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021

The comic-strip moppet plays pranks on Mr. Wilson, the crotchety fellow who lives next door.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

For the most part, he remained consumed by the red-haired moppet who launched him to national prominence.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2019

Did one ever hear a little moppet argue so perversely against so good a cause!

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 07 by Scott, Walter, Sir