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

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

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2016

Stanley wages a grouchy, sarcastic war on her credibility, only to find himself smitten by her gamin charm and persuaded by her claims of paranormal ability.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2014

Maurice Chevalier, though 67 and thicker of waist, can be as debonair, as gamin, as boulevardier as ever.

From Time Magazine Archive

From their first meeting Pat had taken a great fancy to the street gamin.

From The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)