pinup
Example Sentences
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That she was more than a pinup was not even then a secret — a Life magazine cover story at the time of “Rock Hunter” called her “Broadway’s smartest dumb blonde.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
When Season 1 landed last summer, Carmy became a social media pinup.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
“Same clothes. Same music. Same pinup girls. Seriously. To have an idea when someone mentions a heavy metal group, that helps.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
The Pirelli calendar, now in its 49th edition since 1964, has evolved from its pinup origins into a major platform for art photographers, more recently moving away from nudity.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
You're no pinup boy, Steve, but—and this may come as a shock to you—women don't put one-tenth the stock in pulchritude that men do?
From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith
