enchantress
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When she’s on the stage, you can’t take your eyes off her; whether she is being regal, amorous or crushed by betrayal, she commands the space as if she really were an enchantress.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
"The evil spirit of Handel's enchantress Alcina evidently infected one audience member at Tuesday's premiere of this new production," he wrote.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
He was a mage — but not as cool as the necromancer Dorian or the enchantress Vivienne — and an elf, though also not as cool as the archer Sera.
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
He soon joins forces with a band of knights and the legendary wizard Merlin when the wicked enchantress Morgana threatens the future of mankind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
It was like I had resisted the spell of a fearsome enchantress — everyone else was under that spell and COULDN’T resist it, so they assumed I had some secret strength.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
Zen Cho’s “Sorcerer to the Crown” is escapist Regency-Romance-for-Realz, with Black wizards, brown enchantresses, mysterious dragons and the kind of heart-throbbing, magical love spells fans of “Bridgerton” look for everywhere.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
Misogynistic stereotypes of seductive enchantresses and evil crones have been reclaimed as feminist symbols, and the modern proliferation of perfume blends named for witches, spells and potions suggests that many people find their associations empowering.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2021
“In ancient times we hear about enchantresses who could enslave people with one glance,” says ex-acolyte Fran Parker.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2016
But setting aside aliens and enchantresses and malevolent metahumans, its underlying premise is no stranger than history itself.
From Time ● Aug. 5, 2016
Armed with iron bars and sledges, the companions hurried back to the cottage and, while the enchantresses looked on curiously, Taran raised his hammer.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
