elves

Example Sentences

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Variations on mermaids, fairies and elves crop up throughout the world.

From New York Times

As the director increasingly asked the elf-actors to take on more of the duties of stagehands, Hayes said he told her, “You know we’re not really elves — we’re just playing elves.”

From New York Times

“They were just the little beings out in the outskirts of town that would make your life difficult,” Professor Stuart said, comparing them to leprechauns or elves in other traditions.

From New York Times

The museum has hosted debuts of Nordic literature in English translation, personal accounts of growing up Black in Sweden and a history of Iceland’s preoccupation with elves.

From Seattle Times

"They are busy elves in the Department of Health," smiles a source elsewhere in Whitehall.

From BBC