sprite
Example Sentences
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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
When Messi and team arrived, the sprite with all the ingenuity had scored six goals in World Cups yet none in any knockout rounds.
From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022
With a whip in one hand and a wind-bent tree in the other, the barefoot girl makes a taunting entrance, radiating caprice like some malicious sprite.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022
The sprite floated down to alight on the armrest of the throne, and Elowen stroked her yellow hair, making her shiver.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
