How to Use girlish in a Sentence

girlish

adjective
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  • Her voice is slight, girlish, a bad fit for the high-rise sweater, the . .
    — Rachel Rosenblit, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Her clothes fit well enough, though the slacks looked girlish around the hips.
    — Ian McEwan, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The film made a kind of noble last stand for the whole idea of squeaky-clean girlish goodness.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 Nov. 2022
  • It's called the orchid cuff, a name that calls to mind all things pretty, girlish and sweet.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Jan. 2012
  • Costa is 51 and girlish, with shoulder-length auburn hair and a wide smile.
    — Erika Hayasaki, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2017
  • The film's wardrobe symbolized the youthquake of the 1960s and the desire of women to dress in a childlike, girlish manner.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2015
  • Even the dignity of her request to her mother not to mourn her death seems like a girlish pose.
    — Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • The set, worn first by Adut Akech, was paired with knee-high wool socks, a long white scarf, and black Mary Jane flats—pieces that played up the brand’s girlish aesthetic.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 10 May 2022
  • Their wardrobes reflected that idea by taking on a girlish spin.
    — Marlen Komar, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The Ctrl singer-songwriter seems to understand, though, that the real fun isn’t in just donning a girlish dress one day and a pair of sweatpants the next.
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2018
  • Burdea did not speak other than to answer Bell’s question in a soft, girlish voice.
    — Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 20 July 2017
  • Lest you are left wondering who rules the hive, Rosetta sparkles in a queenly gown inlaid with bling; Marie wears a girlish peach frock.
    — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Circles on the Square, a donut shop, delights viewers with a happy, girlish figure wearing a bright pink dress and a huge smile.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Some of it came naturally to her—the lispy, German-accented voice, smooth and even girlish in these films.
    — David Mermelstein, WSJ, 16 July 2018
  • Santoshi looked on, slender arms folded, a spray of girlish freckles across her nose.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • In early June, the tiny Mayan woman with a girlish voice took the stand in a federal courtroom in El Paso and told her story.
    — NBC News, 7 July 2018
  • In stark contrast to the phone’s E Ink deftness other parts of the Alias 2 are decidedly girlish and silly.
    — Roger Hibbert, WIRED, 15 June 2009
  • Her striped shirt recalled the styles sold at Jermyn Street shirtmakers, while the fluid trousers were an elegant and girlish foil.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 14 July 2018
  • Kateryna, pale-faced and with a girlish side-braid in her hair, even seemed to take some pleasure in it, often pulling out her phone to show a picture of this or that calamity.
    — The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Jaiani, matured, is no less magical as the still-girlish Kitri.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Some girlish giggles and a gauzy tangle of female flesh; an unlaced bodice; a puddle of lingerie.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 10 May 2018
  • Her high-pitched, girlish voice gave her a spacey, sometimes ditsy, quality that worked well in comic roles.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 June 2017
  • Pony is girlish, anxious and so itchy it’s like something unknowable is nibbling away at her.
    — Misha Berson, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2017
  • Ms. Damrau dispatched the aria with rosy sound, agile coloratura and girlish glee.
    — Anthony Tommasini, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2017
  • But the outpouring of relief among user who found Clue to be non-pink and gender neutral suggests a pent-up demand for apps that are less girlish.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
  • At first, Clark was wary about taking on the role, largely because Tesori’s melodies seemed less suited to her singing voice than to the girlish treble of her speaking voice, with its hint of vocal fry.
    — Adam Green, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2022
  • And Ditlev isn’t above callously spoiling his lively, girlish wife’s moments of joy.
    — Deborah Eisenberg, The New York Review of Books, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Says Attalah in a tone that’s girlish, endearing, and almost shy.
    — Angela Lei, Forbes, 7 June 2021
  • Levy brings a deft mix of icy imperiousness and girlish yearning to Elsa.
    — Deborah Wilker, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2017
  • But those giant bows, unabashedly girlish, become wing-like on the models walking down the catwalk in flowing gowns.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Jan. 2019

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