plural elves
ˈelvz 
1
: a small often mischievous fairy
2
: a small lively creature
also
: a usually lively mischievous or malicious person
elfishly
adverb
extremely low frequency
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Examples of elf in a Sentence
Noun
elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous
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Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Cate Blanchett has played queens, prime ministers, psychiatrists, artists, hipsters, thieves, Southern belles, evil stepmothers, Norse deities, Nazis, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, and an elf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
Season 1, the elves face this existential crisis where their light is fading.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
The discovery of the precious ore mithril gave the elves another option championed by Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), and the elven smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The rings presumably preserve not only the natural world but the elves themselves.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Cate Blanchett has played queens, prime ministers, psychiatrists, artists, hipsters, thieves, Southern belles, evil stepmothers, Norse deities, Nazis, Katherine Hepburn, Bob Dylan, and an elf.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
Season 1, the elves face this existential crisis where their light is fading.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
The discovery of the precious ore mithril gave the elves another option championed by Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), and the elven smith Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Elf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elf. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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