moppet

Example Sentences

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And, like that earlier film, this movie is less about the exploits of an adorable moppet and his worldly-wise older relative than the brother-sister relationship that hovers just around the edges.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

This straw-stuffed moppet, with black eyes reminiscent of a shark's, can be seen at the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida — though why anyone would want to is a mystery.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021

It is a bit dismaying to see Roman Griffin Davis in here for his moderate child-actor moppet turn in the worryingly overindulged Jojo Rabbit.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2020

The comic-strip moppet plays pranks on Mr. Wilson, the crotchety fellow who lives next door.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019

"I had a little moppet, I put it in my pocket, And fed it on corn and hay, There came a proud beggar And swore he would wed her, and stole my little moppet away."

From A History of Nursery Rhymes by Green, Percy B.