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

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

By 1918 he was Hollywood's most popular male actor, outranking Charlie Chaplin; the top female was Mary Pickford, the cagey gamin called America's Sweetheart.

From Time Magazine Archive

How wonderfully that saucy little gamin, the English sparrow, has adjusted himself to this new land!

From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje