pixie

Example Sentences

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The pixie dust of film school wore off fairly quickly, she remembers.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

Musk’s association with his companies is like market pixie dust, which is why Tesla’s board of directors has bent over backwards to give him money he doesn’t need in an effort to keep him happy.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

In the photo, Halsey adorns a spunky pixie haircut and overplucked skinny eyebrows to pay homage to O'Riordan's cherry red short hairdo and overall '00s punk rock aesthetic.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024

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

The pixie on my arm finally decided I had no gold and flew away.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff