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elf

noun

ˈelf

as in fairy

an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous

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Recent Examples of elf That buxom elf put wind in my sails, so to speak, and now this other, prettier woman is bumming a cigarette off me. —

Liam Sherwin-Murray, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Players assume responsibility for characters with powerful abilities: an elf necromancer from a family of aristocrats, say, or a half-orc paladin atoning for past crimes. —

Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2024 Two staffers dressed as elves are seen standing next to him and the woman dressed as Mrs. Claus. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 Obsessed with the fantasy genre, this uniquely creative queen designs and sews her own outfits, often with a ‘futuristic elf’ aesthetic. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for elf

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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.

— Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024