gamin

Example Sentences

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Mr. Givenchy was shocked when the doe-eyed, gamin beauty walked into his studio.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2018

But while Ms. Tautou summoned Hepburn the mischievous gamin, Ms. Soo evokes Ms. Hepburn’s more stately and serene side, the princess in “Roman Holiday.”

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2017

It was great for the character, that gamin, slightly tomboyish look, without wearing boy’s clothes.”

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2016

She is a wistful waif out of a Chaplin two-reeler, a Broadway gamin skipping along the harsh pavements of defeat with perky gallantry, one of nature's eternally winning losers.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the gamin was petticoated and the burlesque scenes set in a comedy.

From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Filon, Augustin