tomboy

Example Sentences

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Da Brat said she had been fortunate to have the producer Jermaine Dupri as a mentor who never tried to change her tomboy image during the height of her career.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

But I always felt a particular closeness to Queen Latifah, maybe because she's from Jersey and I'm from Philly, but also because I was a tomboy when I was young.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2023

So, I always considered myself a tomboy, but I still like to dress up and be sparkly with rhinestones and glitter and fringe and all that kind of stuff.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

He felt like saying aloud what was going on would lock his whole family into a future—solidify that, no, his kid was not just a tomboy, and this was not just a phase.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023

Underneath, she was more like a rebel, a tomboy.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana