sprite

He told us tales of big brinjals, bright pumpkin flowers, sprite okra that grew in the farmland in what’s now Bangladesh, where he grew up.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Local drag artist Adam Carver, also known as Fatt Butcher, plays the quick-witted sprite Puck, and admitted that they brought some of their drag persona to the role.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

I amused them by wearing a flower crown and pitching my voice high to play Puck, a mischievous sprite.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

With a name that calls to mind a 6-foot-4 sprite — Jack of the Dell — he’s the king of the tasteful groove, with sly flourishes and nary a beat out of place.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022

So Artemis put out a call on the Web: Irish businessman will pay large amount of U.S. dollars to meet a fairy, sprite, leprechaun, pixie.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The show’s makers also used crowd sprites, in which actors were filmed individually on green screens and then arranged to appear as part of the crowd.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

Scientists can also use the crowdsourced power of everyday people looking at the sky to better understand other known-but-rare atmospheric phenomena, of which there are plenty, such as red sprites and hole-punch clouds.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022

A sport that once put a premium on the acrobatics of tiny, teenaged sprites has become more welcoming to women who are in their 20s, and it’s refreshing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

We stopped and meandered along the recommended 2.4-mile Drury-Chaney Grove trail, one of several hiking options, moving like sprites around standing and fallen redwoods, navigating through emerald carpets of grand sword ferns and flowering sorrel.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021

Now I stand in front of the polished wood doors, lit by two lamps of trapped sprites who fly in desperate circles.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black