elfin

Example Sentences

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With her elfin features and skinhead look she was one of pop music's most recognisable figures.

From BBC

Recognizable by her shaved head and elfin features, O’Connor began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame.

From Seattle Times

With Hawkins’s alternately elfin and flinty performance at its center, “The Lost King” winds up being a paean to amateurism and unconventionality.

From Washington Post

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

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

From BBC