genie

Example Sentences

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A typical plot could have a down-on-his-luck young man meeting a friendly genie or a couple from different classes defying all odds and melodrama to marry.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“We may not be able to put this genie back into the bottle,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

We stopped by a wishing well, where a worker handed me a token to throw down to an animated genie who promised to grant my desires.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

At this point, there are so many potential sources of bird to human or mammal to human transmission, the H5N1 genie is out of the bottle.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

Just as Jack reached her, the princess pulled the crown out of the Mirror frame and held the Mirror aloft, its glass face pointed straight at the genie.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley