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What consequential life experiences have I missed, taunting my eyeballs, indulging this social media imp turned experimental pugilist as he bumbles around the ring with has-beens and never-weres?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025

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

The imp shrugged, and Jack reappeared outside the window.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

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

It also evolved from something people do in the shadows into a force to be marshaled by famous imps.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2018

Mr Snowden talked about GCHQ's "Smurf Suite", a collection of secret intercept capabilities individually named after the little blue imps of Belgian cartoon fame.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2015

“A fallen fairy. Nasty little creatures. Imps despise themselves as much as fairies adore themselves. Just as fairies are drawn to beauty, imps are drawn to ugliness.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

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

"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

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

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