waspy

Example Sentences

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I go with one of the young English upstarts and choose a slightly exaggerated, magnificently tailored suit that emphasizes my new, waspy figure.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

Soon the airplanes came, adding their waspy buzz to the music.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

"Can it be possible that you, a man worth millions of piasters, an exalted ruler, a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, have deliberately chosen this waspy, weedy——" "Let up!" said Mr. Pike sharply.

From The Slim Princess by Ade, George

"No wonder she's grown waspy, living a life like that," says Vee.

From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell

At others they are vividly white; to a certain extent this banded condition recalls the waspy coloration.

From Wild Bees, Wasps and Ants and Other Stinging Insects by Saunders, Edward