Example Sentences

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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s claim that he has photo evidence of a mythical elflike creature set the internet alight.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2023

And the weirwood trees’ faces themselves were carved by these elflike creatures, who went on to create the White Walkers as a weapon against rampant human expansion.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2019

Driving the pace on the flats—a technique pioneered by the Postal team—neutralized other squads' tiny, elflike climbers, whose smaller size offered no advantage on these relatively flat stretches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2013

The answer: A Billiken is an elflike creature, and St. Louis University got the name in the early 1900s from a former football coach who bore a resemblance to the creature.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2012

Philippa, slim and elflike in the firelight, rose from her chair.

From The Zeppelin's Passenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)