sorceress
Example Sentences
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That semi-fanciful film was a deadpan spin on the ingrained misogyny that conveniently tags a steely, orphaned 9-year-old village girl as a sorceress.
From Los Angeles Times
Elphaba, in contrast, is a naturally talented sorceress whose green skin led her father to reject her from the moment she was born.
From Salon
“Wicked” also benefited from mostly positive reviews hyping the performances of its leading sorceresses.
From Los Angeles Times
Jennifer Kale, for instance, is a sorceress who first appeared in an issue of the horror comic “Adventure into Fear” in the 1970s.
From Los Angeles Times
The pattern across the jersey is inspired by a fifth-century BC vase attributed to Persephone, which depicts Ulysses and the sorceress Circe in Homer's Odyssey.
From BBC
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