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werewolf

[wair-woolf, weer-, wur-] / ˈwɛərˌwʊlf, ˈwɪər-, ˈwɜr- /


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She was a registered nurse when they met; he was a few years off playing werewolf Jacob Black in the blockbuster franchise that brought a sparkly vampire-human love story to life.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

Try clipping them to the cuff of your shoes to mimic werewolf legs.

From Salon Oct. 30, 2025

The dangers of even one of them being a werewolf are so obvious they need not be expounded upon.

From Scientific American Oct. 27, 2023

If you were a fan of “Teddy,” that other oddball French drama about a young werewolf, you’ll fall for this film’s charms.

From New York Times Apr. 28, 2023

“Do you remember the movie Uncle Arthur took us to last year? The one where the werewolf creeps out of the cave to attack the unicorn?”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

“I don’t want my kids to get the idea that they should be afraid of summer, but I also don’t want to have, like, cheesy surfing werewolves be a thing.”

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

But the agency did discover that a network of UFO believers within the Defense Department had created a program that investigated accounts of interdimensional creatures and werewolves on a ranch in Utah.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 22, 2026

Renowned as a queen of literary horror — her stories brim with ghosts, werewolves, zombie infants — here she reveals a realist side, journalistic yet intimate.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

She was also known for the Night World novels, which also feature vampires as well as witches, werewolves and shapeshifters, who secretly live among the human race.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2025

“Should’ve thought of them werewolves before you got in trouble, shouldn’t you?”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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