occult

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Watching women fight off the arms of the occult has a clock on it.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The shadowy and hazy reflections emanating from them, though merely photons, evoke the occult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"You have an entire landscape of uncertainty and vulnerability and you have this 1,000-year-old tapestry of spells and medicines and occult knowledge that just has seeped into the Burmese consciousness."

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

As it turns out, Gladys, avid in the occult, is keeping those kids in a trance to drain them of their energy and stay alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Some nights, groups of church members, concerned about the increasing interest in the occult, gathered outside the house to protest.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock