imp

Example Sentences

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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

The juvenile insouciance of Blenkin’s trillionaire is one, a grinning imp who waves his bare feet around in the way of someone who means every offense.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

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

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

His hair had grown out longer and shaggier, and his face was leaner, so he looked less like an imp and more like one of those willowy elves in the fairy tales.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan