fey
Example Sentences
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Sometimes the feeling is fey; other times the literalization of song ideas flirts with corniness.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024
But she complemented the Welsh actor who "brings a furious fey playfulness and vulnerability" to his character.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
Adding to this fey lyricism are Lovelace’s formal choices, including the quasi-Cubist fracturing of each scene into four equal squares that don’t quite align.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023
All three victims are Lymp’s affluent half-siblings, from whom he is estranged: Dr. Marian Harmon, West Mills’ officious Black pediatrician; her sporty younger sister Marva; and Lazarus, their fey brother.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Mamie Rila used to tell stories of the fey.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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