leprechaun

Example Sentences

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As Fintan O'Toole quipped recently in the Irish Times, his country "found the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow without even trying to catch the leprechaun."

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

There’s probably a little leprechaun one for St. Patrick’s Day.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

I asked if he were a leprechaun, and if so, where was his pot of gold?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

The primary cast now includes Jane Fonda, who voices a pink dragon who can sniff out bad luck, and Whoopi Goldberg, who plays a droll leprechaun taskmaster.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

She was dressed in her Girl Scout uniform, which she had sewn herself, and it made her look like a shiny green leprechaun.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos