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the gang of impish children ran into the street, utterly oblivious to the traffic
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But with his usual prodigious energy, the 65-year-old Muir — who sported a long white beard and exuded an impish sense of humor — dashed to the city’s Botanic Gardens, which was bursting with otherworldly Aussie flora.
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Borsodi is an impish and energetic fifty-eight-year-old.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
This impish figure scurries down the nun’s arm to disrupt the ceremony, causing Indika, who can scarcely believe her eyes, to lose her bearings and fall over.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
Yet behind his impish persona is a troubled childhood marked by bouts of physical and emotional abuse.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 May 2024
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Tony Perrottet, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2024
Borsodi is an impish and energetic fifty-eight-year-old.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2024
This impish figure scurries down the nun’s arm to disrupt the ceremony, causing Indika, who can scarcely believe her eyes, to lose her bearings and fall over.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
Yet behind his impish persona is a troubled childhood marked by bouts of physical and emotional abuse.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for impish
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“Impish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impish. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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