imp
Example Sentences
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You could liken it to Poe's "Imp of the Perverse," doing something for the very reason you know you should not.
From Salon • May 6, 2023
The Lincoln Imp Trail - which featured 31 painted sculptures based on the city's mythical mascot - was due to run until Thursday.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021
Enter The Kitchen Imp, a West Seattle-based spice company owned by Melissa Aaron, with some of the most fantastic overall quality I’ve ever found.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2020
Hated by his powerful father and seen by most others as an object of curiosity and/or derision — the Imp — Tyrion was the ultimate insider-outsider.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2019
All the ferries had been withdrawn to the north bank, and the trading galleys had fled or been seized by the Imp to be made over for battie.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing imp
Essential Three-Letter Words, Part 2
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