scamp

Example Sentences

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Sonny is the closest he’s come to circling back around to his breakout role in “Thelma & Louise” as a charismatic cowboy scamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Marlon might be the biggest scamp we’ve seen on this show since, well … Big?

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 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

The long-lost scamp had become a frequent visitor once more, usually with an adorable troika of squirrel babies scampering behind, and another grown-up-sized squirrel, too.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood