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- adjective Reminiscent of Greta Garbo (1905–1990),
Swedish actress primarily known for her work in theUnited States duringHollywood 'ssilent film period.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since association with his papers is currently so negative, he is likely to be granted his Garboesque wish to be left alone for the foreseeable future.
David Cameron says he has learned his lesson – but has he? | Andrew Rawnsley 2011
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In the almost nine months since the Good Friday incident, she had never made a public statement or a public appearance, maintaining a Garboesque privacy about her family, her child, and herself.
The Verdict Dunne, Dominick 1992
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I believe it was my refusal that night to permit a reporter backstage that provoked a comment in the Daily News that the Grossman office was trying to wrap Janis in a "Garboesque image."
Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin Friedman, Myra 1973
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Siobhan breaks her Garboesque silence, opening the shutters for a peek into her new life in a new neighborhood with a new ... -- no, I mustn't give away the ending and resorting to a
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Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, a pop star, lyricist, and composer who was made to be a movie star - though one with, in the words of an observer, "Garboesque leanings toward seclusion."
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I named her Fay after Fay Wray, of course … Her fur was taupe … and she had yellow eyes like in a Rousseau painting … In a short time Fay matured from a coltish youth into a Garboesque beauty.
Art Knowledge News 2008
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