gamin
Example Sentences
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The door is opened by Ms. Etienne, 75 — a wry, sinewy woman with a gamin haircut.
From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2019
Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.
From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018
It was great for the character, that gamin, slightly tomboyish look, without wearing boy’s clothes.”
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2016
Petra Kelly, 35, the feisty, fiery gamin who speaks as the uncrowned leader of the Greens, is hard to overlook.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The street gamin plays for copper centavos, while the pretentious caballero does the same for gold coins.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.