pixie

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

During chemotherapy, Jenna said she lost her hair and shared a photo on Instagram of her "patchy pixie" cut as it grew back.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

Does your manic pixie dream girl complex fantasize about an ethereal-looking stranger mesmerized in reverie as they gaze upon the dapples of fluorescent Tom Bradley terminal lights reflecting off this sumptuously swamp-hued fabric?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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

Violet, who was tiny and thin and had a lavender-colored pixie cut, smiled haughtily.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon