sorceress

Example Sentences

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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 • Dec. 2, 2024

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 • Jul. 23, 2024

The title figure is a formidable sorceress who ends up falling in love with one of the victims she keeps on her fantastical island.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Red is the color of the native Brabantians, who are under the sinister influence of Friedrich von Telramund and his wife, the sorceress Ortrud.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

“Is this a trap? Are you sending us to another sorceress? Is she evil, like you and your kind?”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall