Kantor replied, with just a touch of impishness. From Wordnik.com. [Sun In Glory]
But he did it not from hauteur but from impishness. From Wordnik.com. [Daredevil] Reference
There is the same smile with a bit of impishness in it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
The impishness touched his eyes, and she felt like melting. From Wordnik.com. [In Celebration Of Lammas Night]
Paul had, with the impishness of childhood, climbed up in the auto. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley] Reference
Thus he had put aside his usual impishness and turned to his work in earnest. From Wordnik.com. [Pigeons Having Sex On An Air Conditioner In New York] Reference
He glanced up at Caris, the old impishness returning to his black-circled eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Silicon Mage]
High cheekbones, light brown hair, bright brown eyes, natural air of impishness. From Wordnik.com. [They didn’t read Pitchfork or Stereogum or Gorilla vs. Bear or Hipster Runoff] Reference
Then as the clapping continued, something of her natural impishness entered her heart. From Wordnik.com. [Prudence Says So] Reference
Since we didn't see the first one, their brand of impishness and chutzpah is fresh for us. From Wordnik.com. [Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Can the "Yes Men" and Michael Moore Fix Capitalism?] Reference
This was merely an exercise in sustained impishness; an attempt to redeem a bad situation. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
This was a thriller that appealed to the familiar in him, -- the impishness that died hard. From Wordnik.com. [Joyce of the North Woods] Reference
It may not be the best pic of your face, but it shows your impishness and cute personality!. From Wordnik.com. [Personal News on the Jlo Front *] Reference
A smile containing a hint of impishness, incongruous in the stately envoy, crossed her lips. From Wordnik.com. [Ordermaster]
“Immigration, dammit,” Ms. Chickie answered wryly, to which I cut my eyes at her impishness. From Wordnik.com. [A Kettle of Vultures] Reference
A smile of curiosity and some impishness formed first around his eyes and then softened his lips. From Wordnik.com. [Willow] Reference
"There was part of Morrison's impishness and Irish take on life that I enjoyed keeping going," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Back From The Other Side] Reference
In his 1997 solo debut, Fathering, his songs retained their impishness, but they were also unaffectedly pretty. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Notes] Reference
At 47, he still has the impishness of someone who unexpectedly made it. From Wordnik.com. [TIME.com: Top Stories] Reference
There was in this something of impishness, and something of other things. From Wordnik.com. [Scaramouche] Reference
Here was escape, heartsease, happiness -- here in this bottled impishness. From Wordnik.com. [The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance] Reference
It is his way of staying grounded, though the impishness never goes dormant too long. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - Sports] Reference
Sakaki tries to stir Minamoto's lolicon tendencies a little bit out of general impishness. From Wordnik.com. [AnimeBlogger.net Antenna] Reference
She was ashamed of her small-boy impishness but for sheer high spirits she could not seem to stop. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Journeys On] Reference
She had got into the enemy's fastness by her impishness, but she could go no further on that line. From Wordnik.com. [The Lion's Mouse] Reference
His countenance was of portentous gravity, but in his eyes she seemed to detect a lurking impishness. From Wordnik.com. [The Certain Hour] Reference
"You don't know my name," he said, with a return of impishness, as we walked together towards the Contessa. From Wordnik.com. [The Princess Passes] Reference
An urchin of surpassing impishness, one who has come too late to hear our password, taunts us in evil words. From Wordnik.com. [Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895] Reference
And, as ever toward the feeble, his big nature went out in friendly protection to this gangling wisp of impishness. From Wordnik.com. [Further Adventures of Lad] Reference
Chance and the impishness of coincidence will very often enable one to discover the most carefully camouflaged secret. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventure of Living : a Subjective Autobiography] Reference
In truth, the impishness of circumstance was newer to him than it would have been to a philosopher of threescore-and-ten. From Wordnik.com. [Two on a Tower] Reference
Carol tried to stare them down but in face of the impishness of the boys and the bovine gaping of the men, she was embarrassed. From Wordnik.com. [Main Street] Reference
Sheepishness transformed into impishness. From Wordnik.com. [Water Sleeps]
There was a sort of boyish impishness about him. From Wordnik.com. [Jill the Reckless] Reference
Updike, John, as Booker nominee, 13; as Fuchs fan, 101; impishness of, 101. From Wordnik.com. [Who's Who] Reference
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