leprechaun

Example Sentences

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A leprechaun costume at Notre Dame might seem silly, but Parker said Bowden owned it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

As Fintan O'Toole quipped recently in the Irish Times, his country "found the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow without even trying to catch the leprechaun."

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

There’s probably a little leprechaun one for St. Patrick’s Day.

From Slate • May 30, 2024

One ad stars Jennifer Coolidge as “Lady Luck” as she tries to smuggle a leprechaun through airport security.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2022

When Dad comes home from looking for a job he holds Margaret and sings to her: In a shady nook one moonlit night A leprechaun I spied.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt