elves
Example Sentences
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Some of my favorite comics are also experts on elves and superheroes.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
“They are literally magical elves and they make this happen.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
The family only realised there had been a mix-up when he appeared with classmates dressed as elves, Jade said.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 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
They had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
