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tomboy

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Recent Examples of tomboy Growing up in Los Angeles, tomboy Jane—tough, tireless, infinitely curious—would do anything to gain her father’s approval. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Mar. 2026 There is no benign male version of tomboy. — Adam Stanaland, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026 Being a tomboy accustomed to climbing trees and underwater harpooning with Papa, del Valle initially balked, but then gave it a whirl. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026 My preteen self used to scour the men’s rack to buy pairs of baggy jeans because the women’s department mostly displayed straight leg or skinny jean styles—silhouettes that didn’t align with my tomboy aesthetic. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tomboy

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Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.

— Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018

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Some of the trendiest hairstyles—we’re talking tousled pixies, timeless bobs, and modern shags, to name a few—look especially incredible with gray hair.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 17 July 2026
On July 17, Zendaya also debuted a new wavy bob hairstyle, a departure from the curly pixie cut she’s been rocking on the red carpet.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

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More polished than a sandal (especially those of the flip-flop variety), loafers bring an unexpected attitude to dresses—on in Kendall Jenner’s case, an oversized button-up—with their gamine, preppy charm.

— Christina Holevas, Vogue, 23 June 2026
The actors are all likeable enough, especially the gamine Demoustier, but they are stuck with limp material that’s more twee than captivating.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

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Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
The Blue Blur is set to race to the box office next year for the franchise’s fourth gold ring-collecting romp.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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