elves

Example Sentences

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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

You can watch our soldiers rappel out of one of the Seahawks just like Santa’s elves.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

She said she had done about 20 windows with scenes including The Snowman, The Grinch, penguins and elves.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Brownies at that time was a strange organization in which the girls were divided into groups named after different kinds of fairies—pixies, elves and gnomes were the groups in our outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

It was Alfheim, the home of the light elves, where he was always welcomed and acknowledged as overlord.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman