How to Use gamine in a Sentence

gamine

1 of 2 noun
  • The look should be gamine, elegant, and worn with all of the confidence required of a true short cut.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
  • And yet Birkin was far from the self-reliant gamine embodied by Clara Bow.
    — Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Audiences and most critics adored her as George Bernard Shaw’s gamine.
    — New York Times, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The ‘gamine fille’ appeared here and there, such as a camisole style dress, go-go shorts, and a grey flannel bralette over a turtleneck paired with a skirt.
    — Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The star is Georgina Pazcoguin, wearing a white shirt, black jeans and a pair of black point shoes, gamine wig pasted to her skull.
    — New York Times, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Sara—my gamine friend who had accompanied me to Slamdance, a budding film editrix—took the desk next to mine.
    — Lena Dunham, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Fast-forward to the following decade, when the gap-toothed gamine abandoned her heavy hand to embrace a more au naturel approach.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Fast-forward to the following decade, when the gap-toothed gamine abandoned her heavy hand to embrace a more au naturel approach.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Eleven's gamine cut in 1986 is in fact a wig, which is mindblowing for a few reasons — but more on that shortly.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 June 2022
  • How did Chanel maintain her gamine figure while regularly indulging there?
    — Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Short and gamine, he name-checks influencer Niamh Adkins as someone who makes the mixie cut look great.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Lithe and gamine, with an easygoing demeanor, Mizuhara is one of Japan’s most recognizable faces.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2018
  • She has been compared to that other naughty gamine Holly Golightly, but Holly was poignant.
    — WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
  • From her versatile bob to gamine pixie, the Bones and All actress has turned crop cuts into her signature hairstyle.
    — Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Kristen Stewart is single-handedly reimagining the gamine grow-out.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2017
  • There's still about a week of Cannes left to go, so maybe somebody will wear this gamine Viktor & Rolf—then run off to actually do the deed on a yacht.
    — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 23 May 2017
  • 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, 3 Oct. 2023
  • 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, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The results are 16-pieces that fill that cool-girl void in your closet, think gamine blouses, tweedy minis, boyish jackets and louche ankle booties—in leopard or rich caramel leather.
    — Kerry Pieri, Marie Claire, 21 Oct. 2014
  • Her gamine urgency and warmth lent an otherwise largely absent humanity to Godard’s films.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022
  • First, gamine black trousers, a black sleeveless turtleneck, a little black sweater tied around her shoulders, a black cloth headband (very Brigitte Bardot), and black sunglasses.
    — Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 26 June 2023
  • The gamine Ferran has an extraordinary feral, changeling quality.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Audrey Hepburn’s pixie cut in Roman Holiday cemented her gamine appeal.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At Ricci, Henry traded the gamine vision that saw success at Carven for a more serious, sultry brand of femininity.
    — Steff Yotka, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Kravitz's choice to exchange her waist-grazing braids for the gamine chop was a decidedly strong one, though par for the course for the actress, who parted ways with her lengths back in 2017—and switched her raven for a peroxide dye job.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Though disparate at first glance, both models prioritized the gamine sophistication synonymous with Paris—even if the city's aesthetic exists only in our collective imagination.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 27 June 2023
  • 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
  • But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

gamine

2 of 2 adjective
  • How did Chanel maintain her gamine figure while regularly indulging there?
    — Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Those audacious images brimming with style wouldn’t have been half as fun without Tennant’s gamine presence.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Early reviewers described her gamine beauty and enigmatic Mediterranean charm as perfect for ingénue roles.
    — Paul Vitello, New York Times, 10 July 2019
  • Toya Turner may be a bit too youthfully gamine to be completely convincing as Walter Lee’s long-suffering wife, Ruth.
    — F. Kathleen Foley, latimes.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • When Michael falls for a gamine Frenchwoman on the island (Valérie Quennessen), Cathy goes to confront her, only to become enticed as well, leading the couple to become an unlikely throuple.
    — Air Mail, 6 June 2026

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