Mephistopheles

Example Sentences

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Every Czech family’s photo album has the requisite picture of a wide-eyed, screaming child who absolutely lost it when Mom and Dad rolled out the welcome mat for Mephistopheles.

From Washington Post

Fledgling designers ca n not afford to hire big venues for tiny audiences or risk a last-minute cancellation, said Stephane Vienne, from production and press firm Mephistopheles.

From Reuters

His distinctive profile and small goatee evoked both Uncle Sam and the devil, earning him the nickname the Yankee Mephistopheles.

From New York Times

Spending his days with Mephistopheles doesn’t ruffle him a bit, but Care?

From New York Times

The play’s main character, a scholar named Heinrich Faust, trades his immortal souls to the devil, Mephistopheles.

From Washington Times