sylph

Example Sentences

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This Galadriel is not the cosmically attuned sylph we know from the films.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

And with her voluminous arms and lush sense of suspense, Ms. Phelan floated across the stage in dreamlike walks that made her seem more sylph than woman.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2019

This is the archetype of Romantic ballets, opening with the image of the title sylph kneeling as she contemplates the Scots farmer James asleep in his armchair.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2018

Ori and the Blind Forest sees a catlike, snow-white biped with wings who darts like a sylph across the screen on a journey to revivify an evanescent forest.

From Time • Nov. 7, 2016

“A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo