pixie

Example Sentences

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She accessorised the look with a spiky beach blonde pixie cut and stylish eyeglasses.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

For Knox, freedom has meant accepting a mantle that her young, manic pixie self could never have envisioned.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Our unlikely hero is the Dude from “The Big Lebowski” as a manic pixie dream boy, an effervescently charming and inexplicably quirky chap.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

I might have named Edith Sim and instilled her with ambition, mischief, and a sassy pixie cut, but she selected her job—aspiring comedian—all on her own.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

“It was like magic. From a distance they looked like a sprinkling of pixie dust or glitter.”

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince