Examples of impish in a Sentence
the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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Dylan, who is dimpled and impish, with long eyelashes and a curtain of dark bangs, picked up a small container and examined it.
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The finding speaks to the cleverness of Kea (Nestor notabilis), mountain-dwelling parrots with a reputation for impish intelligence.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Like the impish anti-romance that crumbles around it, the movie’s twist is both transgressive enough to be pleased with itself and also rooted in a reality that refuses to be dismissed as a bad joke.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Helm is the curious, mercurial, impish, affectionate and dangerous air current of the English Pennines, swooping over the Eden District from prehistory until now.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The finding speaks to the cleverness of Kea (Nestor notabilis), mountain-dwelling parrots with a reputation for impish intelligence.
—Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
Like the impish anti-romance that crumbles around it, the movie’s twist is both transgressive enough to be pleased with itself and also rooted in a reality that refuses to be dismissed as a bad joke.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Mar. 2026
Helm is the curious, mercurial, impish, affectionate and dangerous air current of the English Pennines, swooping over the Eden District from prehistory until now.
—The Know, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impish. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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