scamp

Example Sentences

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He’s a master of both Andersonian acting styles: the freewheeling scamp and the scoundrel who speaks with a sniper’s precision.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Throughout his career, he delighted in being a newsroom scamp.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2022

Still in his younger scamp days, George W. Bush lifted his pant leg to show off his cowboy boots and proudly declared that he was the black sheep of the family.

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Is he the playful scamp who once gave an underling a piggyback ride after a rocket engine test?

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Somehow the furry scamp had avoided being torn to shreds by the children and had subsequently become Cassiopeia’s beloved pet, living on the tree branches outside the nursery windows.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood