demons

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, the world number two has overcome demons that led to a near 11-year wait for his fifth major title which came at last year's Masters.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Arteta and his team must now fight familiar demons and scenarios to somehow end accusations that he and Arsenal might just be 'nearly men'.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

On Sunday, he played those three holes par, par and birdie, going some distance toward exorcising the demons of 2011.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Then one of my biggest retirement demons possessed me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Though Abigail was with him all the way, for Adams himself it was the supreme collaboration with his own private demons and doubts, his personal declaration of independence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis