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Fuzzy images of forlorn, waif-like women beaten by the sun and the despair of tragedy were shown stepping over the bodies of victims from a street bombing.
Sunny Gessy Alvarez 2012
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Hardworking and sleep-deprived, she was attractive to me: her weary fortitude made her seem waif-like, and it aroused me.
Voices of Love 2009
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Gandy's muscles set him apart from the waif-like boys who are now going out of style.
David Gandy Talks 'Fat' Past, Being The 'Big Guy' In Male Modeling Hilary Moss 2010
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Gandy's muscles set him apart from the waif-like boys who are now going out of style.
David Gandy Talks 'Fat' Past, Being The 'Big Guy' In Male Modeling The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Through her combination of ingenuous charm, waif-like solitude and physical attractiveness, she hypnotises all the men around her.
Review | Theatre | Rocket to the Moon | Venue | Michael Billington 2011
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Gandy's muscles set him apart from the waif-like boys who are now going out of style.
David Gandy Talks 'Fat' Past, Being The 'Big Guy' In Male Modeling Hilary Moss 2010
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But this year's winner, a 15-year-old from Sweden, Julia Schneider, is raising questions due to her waif-like frame.
Julia Schneider, Elite Model Contest Winner, Raises Controversy Over Her Figure (PHOTOS) 2011
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We kind of think they all have that waif-like model look.
Julia Schneider, Elite Model Contest Winner, Raises Controversy Over Her Figure (PHOTOS) 2011
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Tan became an elegant, waif-like gamelan Orpheus teasing his strange, choked instrument to airy life.
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An intellectually curious wanderer, she displays both a waif-like innocence and a well-earned leathery hide.
Far-Flung Journeys Through Song and Prose Jim Fusilli 2011
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