necromancy

Example Sentences

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Seeing dead people may seem like a curse, but to the teenage protagonist of the gothic, good-humored “Darby and the Dead,” necromancy is a Friday-night side hustle.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Instead of necromancy, however, he uses advanced technology and bioengineering to produce advanced cyborgs that are stronger and smarter than most humans and work Off-world in performing a myriad of dangerous and hazardous tasks.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

“It’s a form of necromancy that academics do all the time,” noted Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, “and that’s what we get paid for.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019

No necromancy going on over here because that stuff is for cable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2015

Conjure folk already used necromancy to talk to spirits for many reasons, so maybe not that one, because she already knew how to do it.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton