hag

Example Sentences

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But the admiring, even celebratory, tone of these paeans to hot actresses remaining hot well past Hollywood’s traditional expiration date masks the shadow side of this phenomenon: The wizened, terrifying hag.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

Would ten hag benefit from a solid season not answering to critics every single game?

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024

Estés — a psychoanalyst, poet and cantadora, or “keeper of old stories” — draws from Jungian archetypes, hag lore and wildlife observation to build an alternative feminine mythology.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019

She escaped the witch, showing her mettle, But her brother’s in not-so-fine fettle: Grew a long, grasping tail While the hag brewed her ale.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2019

“The night hag take thee!” shouted the other.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli