sprite

He told us tales of big brinjals, bright pumpkin flowers, sprite okra that grew in the farmland in what’s now Bangladesh, where he grew up.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Local drag artist Adam Carver, also known as Fatt Butcher, plays the quick-witted sprite Puck, and admitted that they brought some of their drag persona to the role.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Pee-wee is a sprite, a creature of myth, like Pan — immune to time or decay or serious illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

When Messi and team arrived, the sprite with all the ingenuity had scored six goals in World Cups yet none in any knockout rounds.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022

“You are no healer. You are a sprite, p’shóg, fairy, ka-dalun. Whichever language you prefer to use. And I want your Book.”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Early on, to some extent, sprites were simply dismissed as illusory before being found as authentic, albeit very strange.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023

Like nature sprites, the dancers gamboled over “nature carpets,” rugs crafted of foam by the Turinese artist Piero Gilardi.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

A sport that once put a premium on the acrobatics of tiny, teenaged sprites has become more welcoming to women who are in their 20s, and it’s refreshing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2021

We stopped and meandered along the recommended 2.4-mile Drury-Chaney Grove trail, one of several hiking options, moving like sprites around standing and fallen redwoods, navigating through emerald carpets of grand sword ferns and flowering sorrel.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2021

His thoughts were all of water monsters, of giant serpents, of demons, kelpies, and sprites...

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling