witchcraft

Example Sentences

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Madigan: Well, I can’t say that I’ve read 1,500 books about alchemy and quote-unquote witchcraft and things like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

She has this specific kind of form of witchcraft that she performs to sort of take control of people’s minds and bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

At a time when you could still be tried and convicted of witchcraft, such aspersions could be lethal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In 2022 Nicola Sturgeon offered a formal apology to people accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th Centuries.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

I consider that Therese may be deluded, for who would accuse her of such an evil as witchcraft?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein