evil spirit
Example Sentences
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Gordafarid whispers conspiratorially when she speaks as the flattering evil spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 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
But she confronts the evil spirit — literally, in her mind — and attempts to defeat it, only to be swallowed whole.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
This is probably a bad idea in real life, but in The Night House, he’s on to something, because there actually is an evil spirit trying to get him to kill Beth.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2021
On that day, she had followed the sickness inside and determined to do battle with the evil spirit of the disease.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
