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
He cultivated a reputation as a beloved scamp who did what he wanted.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 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
Had no future, was a scamp, possibly even a scoundrel.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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