waif

Example Sentences

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The day after she and her husband, Jack, sculpt the figure of a child out of snow, an ethereal waif emerges from the wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The trial heard him described as a "ruffian" and a "street waif" who never stood still.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

She is a philosopher of love, a comedian, a heartbroken waif and an artist beyond her years.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022

One might wonder whether the fictional narrative of the beleaguered waif in a judgmental small town is Owens’s way of addressing something in her own past.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022

The waif fell in behind them as they were making their descent.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin