coltish

Example Sentences

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One of the youngsters was a coltish winger from Carmagnola, a pretty market town just south of Turin.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

And those girls are indeed a light: Sidney and Singleton show giggly chemistry as sisters and coltish joy on the tennis courts.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2021

Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2019

No, it’s the coltish arms and legs gaining proficiency in the vocabulary of Nureyev and Baryshnikov that define “Billy Elliot’s” compelling core.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2018

I’d axed Pap, “But how can you tell if they’s gonna be any good hunting when they’s acting so coltish and foolish, Pap?”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis