moppet

Example Sentences

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At the end, a tiny moppet hugs Amos and thanks him for being hard on them, and he graciously accepts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

And, like that earlier film, this movie is less about the exploits of an adorable moppet and his worldly-wise older relative than the brother-sister relationship that hovers just around the edges.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 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

A childhood spent around cameras seasoned her as a performer, leading her to a turn as the smart-alecky moppet in Hocus Pocus.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018

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