elf

Example Sentences

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“We’re in an elf rally, but we’re on our way to a Santa Claus rally,” said Chris Hyzy of Bank of America Private Bank during an interview Wednesday with CNBC.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

A family member sent me an image of a baby dressed in an elf outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Elina, an elf working in Santa's post office, also worries about the future of Lapland's winters: "I'm wondering if heatwaves are now the new normal."

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

That would be an elf to take off the shelf every single day.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

“That wasn’t at all the greeting I was expecting,” Werfel the Archivist, peering down at the fallen elf.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin