sprite

Example Sentences

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Braid dandelions or daisies into a floral crown, and the wearer becomes a forest sprite.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

With a name that calls to mind a 6-foot-4 sprite — Jack of the Dell — he’s the king of the tasteful groove, with sly flourishes and nary a beat out of place.

From Washington Post • Jul. 4, 2022

In a sport that has so many women with massive shoulders and thighs, Diggins looks like a sprite in her racing suit, and it’s not clear exactly where she gets her power.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

I already figured out how to turn the player sprite in the default game Pulp loads with into a big letter J, which of course will be totally necessary for my future masterpiece.

From The Verge • Jan. 19, 2022

The sprite who had attended Elowen that last day remembered the name of the one who had saved them, and she repeated it to every fairy she set free with those keys: Kaede.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo