fairylike

Example Sentences

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On opening night, it was a treat to see Kyle Davis’ regal yet fleet-footed Oberon, opposite the appropriately fairylike Elizabeth Murphy as Titania, who brought a gentle, otherworldly softness to the role.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2023

In this 1836 ballet, a Scottish laird named James is rude to a witch, who in turn ruins his life and kills his sweetheart, the fairylike sylph of the title.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016

Days, Clinton would steal naps on the couch, her newborn baby nestled on her chest—slender, fairylike legs tucked up underneath, like an Anne Geddes photograph.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2015

But on its own terms there is something to be said for a good deal of it�to be said, at moments, with even such words as "lovely" and "fairylike."

From Time Magazine Archive

A small shadow stepped from behind the trunk, and in the fiery glow of the sky, I saw a tiny, fairylike creature.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia