pinup
Example Sentences
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That she was more than a pinup was not even then a secret — a Life magazine cover story at the time of “Rock Hunter” called her “Broadway’s smartest dumb blonde.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
Beyoncé, calls her while Gaga sits in curlers made of Coke cans, a nod to vintage pinup aesthetics.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2025
They were more womanly than girlish, more modern than pinup.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
James, lured to Hollywood to appear in films, began squiring noted pinup and star of movie musicals Betty Grable, who became his second wife.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
You're no pinup boy, Steve, but—and this may come as a shock to you—women don't put one-tenth the stock in pulchritude that men do?
From Highways in Hiding by George Oliver Smith
