leprechaun

Example Sentences

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There’s probably a little leprechaun one for St. Patrick’s Day.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

These older family members of mine could paint vivid pictures as they spun yarns of leprechaun adventures.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2024

Think of the leprechaun of Ireland, the puckish forest-dwelling aluxe of Mexico, or the grisly krasue of Southeast Asia, a woman whose internal organs hang exposed from her neck down.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2023

Maybe he was the lucky leprechaun I let slip away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2023

“I asked the same question the first time I saw one. That leprechaun still sends me hate mail.”

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston