pixy
Example Sentences
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The third one clutched a terrarium full of pixies so tight her white knuckles turned red.
From Literature
Dominic: It’s a little like when Professor Lockhart released that swarm of Cornish pixies in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”: They’re everywhere and constantly in your face.
From Seattle Times
There are bullies, a sly villain, a kidnapping, Irish pixies, a West African protector-spider and classes in Marvellian history, chants and elixirs.
From Washington Post
The work is dizzying, requiring you to constantly look down at your feet and then back at the trees, straining to find creatures that feel as mythical as pixies.
From Los Angeles Times
Many of his clients have come seeking dramatically short cuts — shags, pixies and razored bobs.
From Los Angeles Times
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