occult

Example Sentences

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The shadowy and hazy reflections emanating from them, though merely photons, evoke the occult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

In 2019, the wickedly fun horror-comedy “Ready or Not” made hide-and-seek into a terrifying encounter with the occult — and made its star, Samara Weaving, the scream queen du jour.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

"You have an entire landscape of uncertainty and vulnerability and you have this 1,000-year-old tapestry of spells and medicines and occult knowledge that just has seeped into the Burmese consciousness."

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

They developed a unique sound, inspired by the blues but slower, louder and more sinister - with frequent references to the occult.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

On the weekends when he was allowed to leave his boarding school, he would visit the three Mora sisters in their old mill to study various occult sciences.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende