gamine

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Recent Examples of gamine Whether sophisticated and androgynous or soft and gamine, the best pixie cut can be adapted and styled to suit any individual mood. Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2025 The gamine Ferran has an extraordinary feral, changeling quality. Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 In 1954, newcomer Audrey Hepburn won for her gamine role as royalty playing hooky in Roman Holiday, while the 1955 awards honored an entirely different type of performance, Method actress Eva Marie Saint's hyperrealistic turn in On the Waterfront. James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gamine
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Noun
  • Meanwhile, Bronte the bookstore waif is uncovering the human aquarium.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Diminutive Darcy Rose Byrnes makes for a terrific waif of a hotel maid, her presence central to the action.
    Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the Los Angeles premiere of her new film, Eddington, Stone topped off a disco-reminiscent off-the-shoulder Louis Vuitton gown with what's arguably still a pixie cut, but a noticeably longer, shaggier version.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 27 June 2025
  • The ’90s really are back—and so is my endless yearning for a summer pixie cut.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool was, in short, a city that generated strong opinions and the advert was effectively sending a powerful message: even Scouse urchins drink milk.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • At the Soul Train Awards in 1997, Da Brat arrived outfitted in a similarly referential look, but her look evoked tomboy inclinations.
    Julian Randall, Essence, 3 July 2025
  • Phyllis was an outdoors person from a young age, a tomboy who enjoyed daring exploits like crossing deep ravines by walking on logs that spanned their depths.
    Sarah Boon June 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Winner of the Tony for Best Musical among a raft of prestigious awards, the diabolically funny romp was based on a novel by Roy Horniman.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • McConnell finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in 24 minutes of Indiana’s 108-91 Game 6 romp of OKC.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 June 2025

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“Gamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamine. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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