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tomboy

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as in hoyden

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Recent Examples of tomboy There’s often a tomboy sensibility at play too, with vintage tees and lightly distressed knits. — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026 And while Peach is demure and elegant, known for being good-natured and compassionate, Daisy is a boisterous, sports-loving tomboy. — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2026 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 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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Just before the pandemic, Manhattan’s MCC Theater staged a show called All the Natalie Portmans, about a gay Black teenage cinephile who envisions the actor as a kind of manic pixie imaginary friend.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Pixie shag Somewhere between pixie and bixie lies this shaggy devil-may-care crop.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 14 Aug. 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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