tomboy

Example Sentences

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Born 10 years earlier, we would have been called tomboys.

From The Wall Street Journal

I became what we used to call a tomboy—a girl who engaged in activities that were traditionally associated with males.

From Literature

“Nature has always been in my bones, in my cells,” Fonda said in a recent interview, describing herself as an environmentalist since her tomboy youth.

From Los Angeles Times

"I thought I was the tomboy, the only girl that played in the football team, then this little upstart popped up," Westbury tells BBC Sport.

From BBC

She is the consummate cool girl: 33 years old, both a total hottie and a total tomboy, unable to do things like make a real meal or read a book.

From New York Times