witch

Example Sentences

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Madigan won the Academy Award for supporting actress for her turn as the ginger wig-donning witch Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger’s “Weapons.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Her new collection pays tribute to women persecuted during historical witch hunts.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

My friend made a Build-A-Bear that would, like Giles Corey, the farmer pressed to death by stones in the Salem witch trials, say “more weight” when squeezed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Amy Madigan’s gut-wrenching turn in “Weapons” as the despicable, bewigged witch Aunt Gladys became impossible for the Academy to ignore, largely thanks to the amount of hype surrounding Madigan’s character.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

It reminded Jack uncomfortably of the witch with the broken eggshell for a face.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley