Example Sentences
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The hand-painted imps, based on a carving of the mischievous creature which adorns Lincoln Cathedral, had been dotted around the city in a bid to boost tourism.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2021
Plus, Matt Berry as a talking sword, and various imps, witches, dragons and goblins, an exploited race among whom revolution, or at least a demand for health care, may be stirring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2021
With a broad, cherubic face, dimpled chin, unruly hair and a charismatic presence described as “gnomelike,” Mr. Pollard excelled at playing imps, half-wits and outright weirdos.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2019
Ms. Waller-Bridge understands that we are all laws unto ourselves, governed by our own special imps of the perverse.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
Those fights did not last long as kisses transformed the imps back into their original forms.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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