moll

Example Sentences

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Then, like a gun moll, the Queen Mother orders a martini.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2023

It recalls "Dick Tracy" too in the "mob moll," which is, on one level, a lot of what Catwoman is.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022

Everyone in the novel seems intent on wearing middle sister down, jamming her into a mold that makes more sense to the community—I.R.A. moll, adulterous hussy—than does a girl who reads while she walks.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

The superb cast includes James Garner as a nightclub owner who falls for Andrews’ enigmatic character, a platinum blond Lesley Ann Warren as Garner’s moll girlfriend, and Robert Preston as Victoria’s mentor.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2017

A motion in the audience attracted me, as if some favourite performer were about to appear, and I heard the "gun- moll" whisper, "Loraine Keith."

From The Dream Doctor by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)