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
Friends of the couple told investigators that the pair shared the same unusual beliefs, including that they could tell if someone had been taken over by an evil spirit.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 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
What foolish thing was he doing, walking like this under an open sky, with a beautiful man child for any evil spirit passing by chance through the air to see!
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
