Mephistopheles
Example Sentences
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Railroad magnate and speculator Jay Gould was dubbed “the Mephistopheles of Wall Street” by ministers on the pulpit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the old stories of the magicians and their bargains, of Faust and his Mephistopheles, suggest that we would be wise to fear apparent obedience as well.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Parker was Presley’s manager for most of his career, and Hanks portrays him as part small-time grifter, part full-blown Mephistopheles.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Rubbing his hands together, gleefully, like some kind of cut-rate Mephistopheles.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
I hope to do "A Tragedy of To-day" this summer, and it can come out in the fall or next spring, with "Modern Mephistopheles," "Work," and "Moods."
From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Louisa May Alcott
