Satan

Example Sentences

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Using concepts from modern meteoritics, Burbery suggests that Dante portrayed Satan as a massive high-speed impactor striking the Southern Hemisphere and driving straight toward Earth's core.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Given how much attention the very creative “Glitterball” devotes to the social and architectural character of Old Louisville, the subtext seems to be that Satan will always find a way, regardless of property values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

While showing Crowe the indoor swimming pool, Bowie remarks that the only problem with the house “is that Satan lives in that swimming pool.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

The devil offers Jesus power over the whole world, and all he has to do is kneel before Satan and submit to his authority.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2024

“See, no serpent, no Satan creeps in this Eden.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein