kobold

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In a typical game, online or off, the game master will present the players with a situation — an encounter with a kobold, say.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2021

No kobold, gnome, or any other goblin of the mine disturbed the watchers through that night.

From The Crystal Hunters A Boy's Adventures in the Higher Alps by Burton, Frederic William

By the magic of the moon, When Diana from her dome Wakes from slumber, woos from swoon All the folk who fear the noon, Dwarf and kobold, witch and gnome— I conjure thee, maiden, come!

From The Proud Prince by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

The German miners gave to an ore which they considered useless the name kobalt, from kobold, a goblin, gnome.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

"Oh, no," cried the host, quite humbly, "I will gladly produce everything, only make the accursed kobold creep back into the sack."

From Household Tales by Brothers Grimm by Hunt, Margaret