elves
Example Sentences
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You can watch our soldiers rappel out of one of the Seahawks just like Santa’s elves.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025
The family only realised there had been a mix-up when he appeared with classmates dressed as elves, Jade said.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
Brownies at that time was a strange organization in which the girls were divided into groups named after different kinds of fairies—pixies, elves and gnomes were the groups in our outfit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
When the topic turns to her bookshelf, Thurman admits she’s become a fan of stories of orcs and elves in love.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
“And now I shall go back and show my fellow elves that the child of a clerk and a seamstress is as good and brave as the most famous knight in the kingdom.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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