Examples of “sprite” in a Sentence

noun A small supernatural being, such as an elf or fairy, in folklore.

• In the old tale, a tiny sprite danced on the lily pads at night.
• Children left a bowl of milk out for the friendly sprite.
• The story described a mischievous sprite living in the forest.

noun (computing) A small 2D image or animation used in video games and graphics.

• Each sprite in the game is drawn as a small grid of pixels.
• The artist drew a new sprite of a blue slime for the first level.
• The programmer swapped in a new sprite for the character’s jump animation.