sylph

Example Sentences

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This Galadriel is not the cosmically attuned sylph we know from the films.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2022

Ori and the Blind Forest sees a catlike, snow-white biped with wings who darts like a sylph across the screen on a journey to revivify an evanescent forest.

From Time • Nov. 7, 2016

In this 1836 ballet, a Scottish laird named James is rude to a witch, who in turn ruins his life and kills his sweetheart, the fairylike sylph of the title.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 2016

As the sylph, a delicate Sterling Hyltin instilled the role with equal parts speed and softness, which lent her springy jumps the diaphanous feel of mist seeping through a forest.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2016

“A monster, a maiden, a sylph of the ice. You kissed me, whispered stories in my ear. You sang to me and held me as I slept. Your laugh chased me into waking.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo