faeries
- plural of faerie.
Example Sentences
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Then the prince’s former spymaster approaches Mer with a plan to steal the prince’s treasure, with a team of rogues that includes a corgi that might be a spy for the faeries.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2022
In one ear they had the hope-peddlers and centrist pundits whispering, like faeries or gods in some pre-Raphaelite painting, that everything would be fine and they should just keep sleeping.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2022
It may seem like a revolutionary strategy to retreat to the gardens of the faeries, to unplug and go off the grid.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2019
They’ll want to chat — faeries are a chipper lot — but it’s best to get inside the pub’s doors before one gets led astray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
The monarchs of the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, along with the wild unallied faeries who came for the coronation, had made camp on the easternmost corner of the island.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
