demon
Example Sentences
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Similarly, young people on social media are drawn to tales of demon possession, even if they might not align with the politics of the people who are making this stuff up.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
In the film, the protagonist Rumi finds herself torn between her responsibility as a demon hunter and her secret identity as a half-demon.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
It featured a young couple terrorized by a demon in their new home, and was seemingly cut together out of footage the husband filmed on a camcorder in the house.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
An anime film about a teenage demon hunter and his dog beat out Walt Disney’s Bruce Springsteen biopic and two other films to take the top slot at the domestic box office this weekend.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
‘In one moon -it will be too late. The demon -too strong.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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