waif

Example Sentences

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The day after she and her husband, Jack, sculpt the figure of a child out of snow, an ethereal waif emerges from the wilderness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The trial heard him described as a "ruffian" and a "street waif" who never stood still.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

“She’s not some little waif blowing in the wind,” Jackson said.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Slip away from the crowd and stroll beneath the bridge and you’ll come upon a waif of a man in a dark polo shirt and ball cap.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

“Until darkness is as sweet to you as light,” the waif would say, “or until you ask us for your eyes. Ask and you shall see.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin