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We watched a Dutch speedskating queen celebrate gold with her fiancé, the Ohio-born YouTube imp Jake Paul.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

He works hard for his laughs, sometimes too hard, but he’s an endearing imp — an overwhelmed freelancer trying to survive the unforgiving gig economy of his age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025

In performance, while his bandmates concentrated on their instruments, Mr. Suzuki shimmied around the stage like a psychedelic imp, often barefoot and shirtless, his face hidden by an undulating mane of long black hair.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

The experienced tempter warns the imp not to let his subject actually believe in God or satanic powers.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

I was going through all the families I knew, trying to think of someone who might want to take in an adorable imp.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

And yet, this villain’s fiery domain, where imps torture souls nearby, is also recognizably Dionysian.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

Plus, Matt Berry as a talking sword, and various imps, witches, dragons and goblins, an exploited race among whom revolution, or at least a demand for health care, may be stirring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2021

With a broad, cherubic face, dimpled chin, unruly hair and a charismatic presence described as “gnomelike,” Mr. Pollard excelled at playing imps, half-wits and outright weirdos.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2019

He described a series of intercept capabilities named after Smurfs - the little blue imps of Belgian cartoon fame.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2015

But in spite of the comical red imps, sparkling elves, and the gorgeous princes and princesses, Jo’s pleasure had a drop of bitterness in it.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

He specifically spoke about Hoggle’s “thought disorder,” a condition common among those with schizophrenia that can imped their ability to communicate.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2022

Possibly he shared his master's belief that "even the best translation is for mere necessity but an evil imped wing to fly withal, or a heavy stump leg of wood to go withal."

From Early Theories of Translation by Flora Ross Amos

"I have joined the wing, father, and I have imped the feathers; but I fear it will be Christmas ere she can fly again."

From Sir Nigel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Thou hadst in the forgotten crowd Of common beauties lived unknown, Had not my verse extolled thy name, And with it imped the wings of Fame.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson

To the end that you may not faile of this worke of imping, you must principally take heed, not to ouer-cleaue the Stockes of your Trees.

From A New Orchard And Garden or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich Orchard: Particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdome of England by William Lawson