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
A British lord, an Italian mobster’s moll and a U.S. widow own the car during the 1920s, ‘30s and ‘40s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2019
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
Cut during Madonna’s most acute phase of Marilyn Monroe-stalking, the pop queen’s attempt at a mafia moll accent just ends up sounding like a demonic kewpie doll brought to life through the dark arts.
From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2018
The moll is a beauty; she is well informed, and stands by her mates, and a first-rate hand.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honoré de Balzac
