jinni

Example Sentences

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At the time he thought Robert was a jinn, a supernatural spirit, he said.

From BBC

"He will tell you that Robert was, and is, a jinn," Mr McLachlan said.

From BBC

The tombs date back two millenniums, and many Saudis believe them to be cursed, the abode of jinn.

From New York Times

In 2012, one of them ruled that al-Ula should be opened to the public, but even years later a school in the area was temporarily closed after students sighted jinn, local media reported.

From Reuters

"There has to be a tipping point. You can't put the jinn back in the bottle. All of us have either kept quiet out of fear or shame or complicity, but now we can't."

From Los Angeles Times