scamp

Example Sentences

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For adult readers and viewers, he’s a comical scamp; to a kid, he’s an ideal.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

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

Someone—could it be that missing scamp, Nutsawoo?— was tapping on the glass of the nursery window.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood