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sprite

[sprahyt] / spraɪt /
NOUN
fairy
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He told us tales of big brinjals, bright pumpkin flowers, sprite okra that grew in the farmland in what’s now Bangladesh, where he grew up.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

Local drag artist Adam Carver, also known as Fatt Butcher, plays the quick-witted sprite Puck, and admitted that they brought some of their drag persona to the role.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Braid dandelions or daisies into a floral crown, and the wearer becomes a forest sprite.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

The setting suits Martin, who exudes a kind of wry wood sprite energy, if wood sprites wore black T-shirts and khakis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

A sprite begins to weep into the hair of a goat-headed phooka.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

The setting suits Martin, who exudes a kind of wry wood sprite energy, if wood sprites wore black T-shirts and khakis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Early on, to some extent, sprites were simply dismissed as illusory before being found as authentic, albeit very strange.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2023

Like nature sprites, the dancers gamboled over “nature carpets,” rugs crafted of foam by the Turinese artist Piero Gilardi.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

The monochrome look of the original Game Boy is crisp and clear, but it especially shines when you’re playing color games where you can really see the sprites pop.

From The Verge ● Dec. 13, 2021

Even Chix Verbil and the other sprites were sidling out from behind their leader.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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