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the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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And the first person viewers saw on-screen this week was Patterson’s fellow newcomer Jeremy Culhane—a fresh face to those who have never encountered social-media clips of his impish appearances on the niche comedy streamer Dropout.
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Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
For years, his default expression for the cameras was a catlike, impish grin.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
For his last songs of the night at nearly 1 a.m., the entire day’s lineup of performers joined him onstage, and his characteristically impish smile back at them was really something special.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
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Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
The impish Reeves brings puppy-dog codependence to the scruffy Estragon, who leans on Vladimir as his body and memory fail him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
For years, his default expression for the cameras was a catlike, impish grin.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
For his last songs of the night at nearly 1 a.m., the entire day’s lineup of performers joined him onstage, and his characteristically impish smile back at them was really something special.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impish
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impish. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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