Apollyon
Example Sentences
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Apollyon: It definitely does depend on the area or the work force that you’re in.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
Apollyon: It doesn’t affect the majority, which is the people who are right at the bottom.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2022
On the Hill, the party of Faust stuck together and vociferously defended their Apollyon.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2019
Exceptions: showing Christ as a young man wistfully watching the youths and maidens walking out together through the fields; making Judas an evident fiend, a bat-eared Apollyon.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“He got caught by Apollyon Pringle — he was the caretaker in those days — your father’s still got the marks.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.