Example Sentences

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“I’m surprised to learn that these six people aren’t in the Hall of Fame: Sonic Youth, Motorhead, Iron Maiden, the Pixies, the New York Dolls and the Black Crows.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

He referred to a stripped-down Pixies cover on the group’s 2003 debut EP, “Young Liars.”

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

The book he chose did have a distinct Pixies flavour, though.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024

The musician and engineer famed for his collaborations with Nirvana and the Pixies died Tuesday at age 61.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024

Pixies shot out and pelted toward me like a thousand tiny arrows, pink and blue and red and orange sparks, their teeth bared for war.

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