How to Use elf in a Sentence

elf

noun

• The elves are striking this year.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
• For starters, her kids have an elf on the shelf that visits them.
  — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2023
• And elves are, ears and sky-blue skin aside, much like humans.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• On the third day, the man offered the tot an elf to put on a shelf.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 14 Oct. 2019
• Unlike the elf, this toy has no rules about who can touch him and when.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2018
• And all these dwarves and elves and humans go, ‘What?
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
• Well, this was all about romancing the gnome, or the elf, or the priest or hunter.
  — Robert Ehlert, idahostatesman, 6 July 2017
• What music do Santa’s elves like the best?
  — Fiona Tapp, Parents, 23 Dec. 2025
• The roots of the mischievous elves are in metro Atlanta.
  — Faysal Aalen, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
• My son believes that the elf is, in a word, enchanted.
  — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
• The reindeer team, the elf team — everyone will be there.
  — Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
• The event will include treats for kids and a chance to meet the jolly old elf himself.
  — Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2019
• Or the fact that the rings were never forged for dwarves and men—as this show insists—but for elves.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
• So Mom here is putting her little elves to work with extra chores around the house.
  — Sarah Cody, courant.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• There are no humans in this world; the residents are elves, trolls, and sprites.
  — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 14 July 2017
• The Broadway star will play Levi, Margie's elf helper.
  — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
• The kids were surprised to be greeted by Santa and his elves.
  — Sarah Keller, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
• The elf can even help with various tasks during the wee morning hours.
  — Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2025
• The father elf then is shown in the closet, his feet starting to ruffle.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2019
• Just like the Shakespearean elf, after whom the wine is named.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 16 May 2022
• Santa’s elves are generous souls, not elfish.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
• The skydive was set up by the owner of the elf as a stunt for his 9-year-old daughter.
  — Josh Magness, sacbee, 29 June 2018
• The candy cane wrapped trees, elves, and bright lights have even captured the hearts of people from around the world.
  — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
• Buckle up for this off-the-grid spin that begins in Palm Springs with nuked elves.
  — Norma Meyer, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 June 2017
• No more crying tots – or well-meaning helper elves – tugging on their long white beards and hemlines.
  — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
• To kick things off this year, the 48-year-old singer posted a video of his elf hiding amongst the booze.
  — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 20 Dec. 2020
• The elves will be in the parade to collect letters to Santa.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
• With the elves in the background, the shoemaker and his wife build a thriving business.
  — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
• Our hero elf, Ian (voiced by Tom Holland), has just turned 16.
  — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2020
• Saint Nick, the kids, and his gang of silly elves will devise a plan to try to save the holiday.
  — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 11 Oct. 2018