scamp

Example Sentences

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To the end, he treats Bankman-Fried as sort of an endearing scamp who got in over his head, essentially by an adorable habit of inattention.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Marlon might be the biggest scamp we’ve seen on this show since, well … Big?

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023

On the flat, straight highways of middle America, you’ll often see a Chevy go by with a sticker in the window portraying a cartoon scamp tinkling on a Ford logo — or vice versa.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2022

Is he the playful scamp who once gave an underling a piggyback ride after a rocket engine test?

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

"Go to your room, you scamp you," Aunt Anne said, shaking him.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey