elfin
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With her bleach-blond punk haircut, puckish grin and bright elfin eyes, she could have come to the company’s heavily guarded San Francisco headquarters straight from a Berlin rave, via an old forest road in Middle-earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
And in the “Five Pieces” section, Ashley Hod, eerie and elfin, and Gilbert Bolden III gave angular depth to the acrobatic partnering.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
He took part in a charity fundraiser in full scuba kit and had an elfin hand from one of his team.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2022
Jordan was elfin to look at and Southern to hear, “limitations” that proved assets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
He will keep his rifle over his shoulder, hands at his sides; he will look small, elfin, no threat at all.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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