leprechaun
Example Sentences
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I asked if he were a leprechaun, and if so, where was his pot of gold?
From Los Angeles Times
Imagine that this president summoned his military commanders one morning, told them that singing leprechauns had informed him that Australia had been taken over by demons, and then ordered nuclear strikes targeting major Australian cities.
From Washington Post
Notre Dame went on the offensive this week when its “Fighting Irish” leprechaun was added to a list of “most offensive” mascots in a national survey.
From Washington Times
So in 2018, they took a trip around the world in 80-ish days, visiting Jesus’s tomb in Jerusalem, participating in a Zen tea ceremony in Kyoto and meeting with a leprechaun whisperer in Ireland.
From New York Times
The other nine must be in some parallel dimension, visible only to Manchin, where all the leprechauns, tooth fairies and unicorns are hiding.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.