sprite

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

Pee-wee is a sprite, a creature of myth, like Pan — immune to time or decay or serious illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

A beleaguered sprite was sheltering behind her ticket desk, besieged by angry gremlins.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

The show’s makers also used crowd sprites, in which actors were filmed individually on green screens and then arranged to appear as part of the crowd.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

Scientists can also use the crowdsourced power of everyday people looking at the sky to better understand other known-but-rare atmospheric phenomena, of which there are plenty, such as red sprites and hole-punch clouds.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 15, 2022

It is a delightfully weird film, with dust sprites and forest creatures and something called a Cat Bus.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 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

She knew plenty about this forest, knew that the denizens of this place had once been faeries: gnomes, sprites, nymphs, goblins, more names than anyone could count or remember.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas