How to Use elf in a Sentence

elf

noun

• On the third day, the man offered the tot an elf to put on a shelf.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• The event will include treats for kids and a chance to meet the jolly old elf himself.
  — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2019
• There will be a craft activity and music to do with elves.
  — Susan Harrison, baltimoresun.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• Santa’s elves will be on hand to distribute fun toys to the children.
  — Taylor Nichole Morris, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2019
• Chrissy Teigen shared some amazing footage of her husband dressed up as an elf on Instagram.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Nov. 2019
• The event features cookies, photos with Santa, elves, a costume contest, snow and more.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• Celebrate with festive elves and holiday music while enjoying your hot chocolate and cookie.
  — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Life is not an episode of 30 Minute Meals, and that bunch of gritty spinach will never come with a small army of house-elves who will wash it for you in the middle of the night.
  — Christina Chaey, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2019
• The first is the elves' workshop train, which immediately follows the holiday train on Saturdays.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2019
• Newhart’s elf ears and characteristic deadpan delivery made audiences cheer.
  — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 July 2024
• This interactive storytelling performance features costumed characters, plenty of laughs, and even a cameo from Santa's elves.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2019
• Kids, on the other hand, are not allowed to touch the elf.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 9 Nov. 2020
• He might be dressed up for St. Patrick's Day or as an elf.
  — Sue Selasky, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2021
• For starters, her kids have an elf on the shelf that visits them.
  — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
• But at least the Browns have had the sense not to put that silly elf on the helmet. 29.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• For the adults, there’s the Egg Nog Pub, where the elves let their hair down after a hard day's work.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• First and foremost: Kids are not allowed to touch the elf.
  — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 4 Nov. 2022
• Who but a Christmas elf would wear bright red and green?
  — Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
• There will be a Santa’s Village with Mrs. Claus and the elves, too.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
• And elves are, ears and sky-blue skin aside, much like humans.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• Just ignore the bad dreams and go back to smoking elf weed.
  — Rebecca Shaw, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• To kick things off this year, the 48-year-old singer posted a video of his elf hiding amongst the booze.
  — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 20 Dec. 2020
• Our hero elf, Ian (voiced by Tom Holland), has just turned 16.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• The kids were surprised to be greeted by Santa and his elves.
  — Sarah Keller, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
• Just like the Shakespearean elf, after whom the wine is named.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 16 May 2022
• Now, Will Ferrell is adorable as the oversized elf who leaves the North Pole to search for his father.
  — Karina Bland, azcentral, 15 Dec. 2019
• The snap showed Jack looking up at the two elves (named Freddy the Elf and his sister Angel) in a plant.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 28 Apr. 2023
• There's an elf on the shelf, sitting on a gingerbread house.
  — Reid Forgrave, Star Tribune, 25 Dec. 2020
• The brothers were dressed as an elf and gingerbread man.
  — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 27 Dec. 2019
• But the elves weren’t the only people of that fantasy continent to get rings of power.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 July 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024