shaman

Example Sentences

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"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Spear dies a hero at the second season’s close, only for a shaman to reanimate him in the third season premiere as a zombie.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Dr. Kelson, a shaman, sculptor and anthropologist, insists that even the infected still share a common humanity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

Festivities have begun for the wedding of Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise and her American partner, self-styled shaman Durek Verrett.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2024

The last night of lying on hard ground, and falling asleep to the murmured incantations of the shaman stirring his powders into the fire.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor