medicine man
Example Sentences
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The Apache medicine man Geronimo made his now-legendary name leading raids and eluding capture during the Apache wars of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
As a young mother, Ms. Rabha was told by a local medicine man that her mentally ill son would soon die; he didn’t.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
Chasing Horse had gained a reputation among indigenous tribes across the US and Canada as a medicine man who performed healing ceremonies and spiritual gatherings.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2023
Moon married a native Chilula woman, the daughter of a blind medicine man, and they had eight children.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022
This particular lodge was the home of a Lakota medicine man named Worm and his two wives, their daughter, and their two sons.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
