Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for little people
Noun
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There were scavenger hunts, tree decorating, dance classes, football clinics and, of course, pics with Santa and the elves.—
The Tennessean,
The Tennessean,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The film, directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, follows Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised as an elf in Santa’s workshop who returns to New York City to meet his biological father, played by the late James Caan.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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My dad’s Welsh and among my happiest memories of him are going through Brian Froud’s books about fairies, goblins and trolls.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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While recent albums from Dua Lipa, Grande and Lorde treated self-care and introspection as a kind of therapeutic salvation, Charli shifted hard into goblin mode, unfurling a litany of barely euphemistic drug references and proudly owning her messiest contradictions.—
Lindsay Zoladz,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don't threaten my kids.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Racist trolls on the internet, while offensive, don’t threaten my kids.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The Unseelie Court is the bastion of malevolent faeries who harm humans for their amusement or to exact revenge.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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That’s in addition to the strange creatures that roam the countryside such as faeries and dragon.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Why not have Feathers use the smart gnome technology for his own evil purpose?—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2025
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From horses to herons, gnomes to doors that look designed just for them, these are the scavenger hunts worth traveling the South to see.—
Su-Jit Lin,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The mustache, too, lives on, and he’s trimmed his hair into more of a pixie cut.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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Elba’s hair was styled in a pixie cut with a few pieces of fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The leprechaun suit stayed because that’s how fandom functions.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
18 Jan. 2025
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American Indians believed in supernatural beings — forest dwellers — who lived in caves, not unlike the Irish leprechauns.—
Diane Owens Prettyman,
Austin American-Statesman,
11 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Emperor tamarins are dwarf monkeys with whiskers that resemble a white moustache.—
Robert Higgs,
cleveland,
1 Feb. 2023
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The dwarf variety grows to be about 5 to 7 feet, ideal for a small garden or accent in a room with limited space.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Jan. 2023
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