Example Sentences

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A Hansel-like puppet dressed in a frock made of leaves danced along to the song while fairy-like puppets made of brightly colored flowers swayed in circles around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Here, I’m instructed to breathe in as a trail of fairy-like dust floats toward my face.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Fierce looks — like dark tailored jackets with cloche cuffs and spiked-toe stilettos — contrasted effectively with fairy-like details such as billowing diaphanous sleeves on a loose, trapeze-shaped printed silk gown in black and white.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Suddenly, there’s a prick at your nose and a fairy-like creature whizzes by giggling and taunting.

From Time • Sep. 20, 2013

The other was as certainly Georgiana: but not the Georgiana I remembered—the slim and fairy-like girl of eleven.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë