elfin

Example Sentences

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With her bleach-blond punk haircut, puckish grin and bright elfin eyes, she could have come to the company’s heavily guarded San Francisco headquarters straight from a Berlin rave, via an old forest road in Middle-earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

And in the “Five Pieces” section, Ashley Hod, eerie and elfin, and Gilbert Bolden III gave angular depth to the acrobatic partnering.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2023

He took part in a charity fundraiser in full scuba kit and had an elfin hand from one of his team.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2022

Short, by contrast, is an extrovert, elfin and impish.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2022

The elfin emissary went into the guest room and shut the door.

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