Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
Noun
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The last time fans saw it, Shropshire stepped out of it wearing an elf costume and holding a game ball for Santa Claus (aka coach Andy Reid).—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Directed by Jon Favreau, the 2003 movie stars Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human who was accidentally raised by Santa's elves at the North Pole.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
25 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That often means providing upgrades of low level monsters rather than just throwing more goblins at a problem.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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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
Noun
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Some longtime trolls on the right have grown more aggressive and offensive as their ideas have made their way closer to the party’s mainstream.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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And up until this point, she’s seriously delivered with tons of jaw-dropping outfits that always rile up the internet trolls.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Why not have Feathers use the smart gnome technology for his own evil purpose?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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From horses to herons, gnomes to doors that look designed just for them, these are the scavenger hunts worth traveling the South to see.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The mustache, too, lives on, and he’s trimmed his hair into more of a pixie cut.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Elba’s hair was styled in a pixie cut with a few pieces of fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The leprechaun suit stayed because that’s how fandom functions.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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American Indians believed in supernatural beings — forest dwellers — who lived in caves, not unlike the Irish leprechauns.—
Diane Owens Prettyman,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
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