- plural of elf.
elves
Example Sentences
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She was alive to folklore that told of fairies and elves and the lingering dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some of my favorite comics are also experts on elves and superheroes.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026
You can watch our soldiers rappel out of one of the Seahawks just like Santa’s elves.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
"All the other children were dressed as elves," she said.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
The secret police would report that he was not just a scholar of elf-goblin relations—he was a secret agent of the elves, a traitor against his own people.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
