goblin
noun
a grotesque sprite or elf that is mischievous or malicious toward people.
goblins
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pluralof goblin.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He said he counted more than 20 times it mentioned goblins, without any prompting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Apparently, if left to its own devices, OpenAI’s Codex coding agent is apt to repeatedly talk about goblins apropos of nothing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Paula Dewar and her family have, for years, covered their home and outside street with hordes of ghouls, ghosts and goblins.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
We are in our laboratories playing God with machine networks and not really having updated scientific language to describe the old ghouls and goblins.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
“So many things for you to learn. About the underground rivers that lead straight into the heart of Tenebrion, and the spells we goblins use to turn into bats.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
