- 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
Otherwise, the elves would blame the goblins and the goblins would blame the elves, and the thousand years of war would simply start again.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
