leprechauns
Example Sentences
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“They were just the little beings out in the outskirts of town that would make your life difficult,” Professor Stuart said, comparing them to leprechauns or elves in other traditions.
From New York Times
Here, good luck is manufactured and carefully distributed into the human world by teams of leprechauns, unicorns and dragons.
From New York Times
Much of the work that came his way was playing leprechauns, Santa’s elves and other kinds of elves, all roles he refused.
From Washington Post
Imagine that this president summoned his military commanders one morning, told them that singing leprechauns had informed him that Australia had been taken over by demons, and then ordered nuclear strikes targeting major Australian cities.
From Washington Post
The other nine must be in some parallel dimension, visible only to Manchin, where all the leprechauns, tooth fairies and unicorns are hiding.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.