How to Use pixie in a Sentence

pixie

1 of 2 noun
  • Collins is a huge fan of curly, longer pixies.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The coolest way to frame your face with a long pixie?
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Halsey's wavy hair gives their longer pixie cut a retro feel.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Taylor wore her hair in a short pixie cut for the event.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Her pixie cut was slicked back behind her ears.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Gillies swapped her long tresses for an edgy pixie cut.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Pitino does not win with pixie dust.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Law’s bleach blond pixie cut made a statement as well.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Her mother wore her blonde pixie slicked back and threw on a pair of shades.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Make your pixie more romantic with a crown of curls.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 27 May 2026
  • Who could forget her first major crop and pixie cut?
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Pugh's hair was freshly bleached and styled into a cute pixie.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 29 July 2023
  • But even with that going for it, some more pixie dust might have been helpful.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Ever wonder how a good pixie cut gets that chic sort of ✨ je nais se quoi ✨?
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Halsey's cropped pixie cut or their vibrant all-black hair color?
    Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 21 June 2019
  • Short hairstyles for brunettes vary from pixies and bobs to shoulder cuts.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
  • Those with straight strands may want to style them à la wet look for a trendy take on a longer pixie haircut.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Will you be tempted to dip your toe into the magic pixie dust in the new year?
    Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • The key to keeping this pixie youthful is pulling the rest of the side pieces all the way to the back.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Joey King's wavy texture is perfect for this pixie with a deep side part.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • The bob-pixie hybrid, also known as the bixie, is here to stay.
    Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • Jenner also donned a pixie cut with pink highlights for the shoot.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Just ask your preferred hair curator to leave a bit more length in the front of your pixie.
    Audrey Noble, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Those with curlier hair can try a short, almost pixie-esque afro.
    Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her hair was styled in a curly pixie cut, just barely touching her forehead.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
  • Emphasize your curls with a pixie cut with just enough layers and bangs to give shape.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
  • Scroll on for all the best celebrity pixie cuts 2025 saw.
    Essence, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Within a year, her pixie has grown into a shiny, healthy, and bouncy long bob.
    Lena Raab, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The micro pixie cut shines on straight to wavy hair and anyone who wants low bulk but high impact.
    Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Content creator Sia proves that a pixie cut can be chic with this straight-across style.
    Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 20 Jan. 2026

pixie

2 of 2 adjective
  • Swipe through the list of the best pixie haircuts of all time, below.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Sep. 2019
  • To complete the luxe life, even nails are getting a hit of pixie dust this season.
    Emily Dudding, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Nov. 2014
  • This year, pixie cuts are all the rage, especially for the celeb set.
    Joane Amay, Allure, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Coulee, in a pixie ice-blue wig and neck to thigh-high-boot pleather, danced circles around Velour.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
  • Want to drop a few tears into your beer, at a joint sprinkled with a little celebrity pixie dust?
    Sarah Rodman, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Their illustrations glowed on the asphalt; the chalk may as well have been pixie dust.
    Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There are a lot of people that have been involved in this, but his pixie dust is spread throughout this building.
    Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Cyrus has recently changed her signature bleach blonde pixie to brunette.
    Emily Rekstis, Marie Claire, 13 Sep. 2013
  • The photo shows the actress in a pixie brunette wig, pink lipstick, and off-the-shoulder floral gown while singing at the mic.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Mar. 2018
  • But there’s not enough pixie dust in the entire universe to turn Siemian into Ryan.
    Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2017
  • More pixie dust was still needed, including compressing them down.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2019
  • The pixie dust, the halo around media moguls is still financially there anyway if not maybe there in the eyeballs.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 28 June 2018
  • Though the trailer has a Sabrina-esque flair to it as pixie dust-like sparks burst from the girls' fingertips.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Paris Jackson's Oscars 2018 look was made of faith, trust, and a little bit of pixie dust.
    Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Chico’s actual performance consists of a couple of numbers on the piano in that famous pixie style.
    Johnny Miller, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2018
  • Add Lawrence to the list of actresses who have recently gotten pixie cuts and look absolutely fab.
    Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 6 Nov. 2013
  • Digging my hands through the water left sparkly white trails — what Igel calls pixie dust — because of phosphorescence in the water.
    Jared Whitlock and Donald Miralle, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Too often, the adventure is curtailed, with women surrendering their pixie dust to ensure that their own children can learn to fly.
    Anne Cohen, refinery29.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Without the help of pixie dust, Jansen had plenty of her own island adventures getting the whimsical costumes just right.
    Lindsay Weinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Yes, the manic pixie dream girl trope is on full display, and some of the jokes haven’t aged well, but the mash-up of characters and relationships are hilarious.
    Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Snow White’s Enchanted Wish, a cheery attraction that’s been sprinkled with large handfuls of pixie dust.
    Scott Craven, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The camera phone requires just a little pixie dust and more anticipation for those special moments than the average point-and-shoot camera.
    Cindy Yamanaka, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Turns out, Kim didn't fully investigate the table before announcing the unknown white powder was pixie stick dust.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 12 July 2017
  • Disney is sprinkling a little pixie dust on Mother’s Day festivities.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 10 May 2020
  • The weeks after the pixie dust sprinkling (actually caused by ideal water temperatures) are like Christmas for bass anglers.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 1 June 2018
  • Disney announced the return of its popular Bedtime Hotline to help spread a little pixie dust magic for families during this time.
    Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2020
  • At Disneyland Resort in California, an entire land is being rethemed with Pixar pixie dust.
    Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • Unfortunately, some fans of the beauty products might need a little pixie dust and a lot of magic to get their hands on these goodies, as the new line is currently only available in Japan.
    Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018
  • So not what lots and lots and lots of fans were dying to hear, but coaches and managers usually stick with logic, not hunches, not Tinkerbell, a sprinkle of catchy music and a fistful of pixie dust.
    BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2021
  • Halle Berry exploded on the Hollywood scene in the early 1990s with a short, pixie hairstyle that would become her signature.
    NBC News, 12 Nov. 2019

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