beatnik

Example Sentences

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He’s put off by Ginsberg’s aggressiveness, though the aging beatnik softens somewhat when he realizes Hujar isn’t an emissary of the enemy so much as a photographer picking up work where he can get it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Finally, there is Georgia McCann, a self-styled Gen Z beatnik and events planner whose special talents include throwing parties for Anna Delvey and not washing her hands after she pees.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

As she deftly demonstrated the choreography’s awkwardness while playing it straight, my mind went for a moment to Audrey Hepburn’s beatnik dance in “Funny Face.”

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Crandall, a 19-year-old self-described beatnik in his gap year who recently moved from Santa Cruz, runs the day-to-day operations at the Desert Moon for his uncle, who owns the aging, 30-room motel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Uncle Darnell said, “Amen,” and snapped his fingers beatnik style, and I followed suit, adding a “Baaaaa” to my “Amen.”

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia