archangel

He encounters criminals, a spell-casting witch and his opponent from the heavenly spheres, an archangel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In an Instagram video the day before, she had worn a red and silver pendant of the archangel Michael, his wings spread out in triumph, a shield in one hand and a sword in another.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2024

Such a move isn't entirely unprecedented, after all; wasn't it thrilling to see Tilda Swinton swooped in at the end of 2005's "Constantine" as the archangel Gabriel?

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2022

Dressed in a coat tailored from lacquered gold feathers, she’s like a Renaissance archangel fearsome in her gilded glory.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021

He laughed, and then began to hum that same, unfamiliar lullaby; the voice of an archangel, soft in my ear.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

The large scarlet wings on the ballet’s two leading women—Sara Mearns, often coupled with Stanley, and Isabella LaFreniere, mostly opposite Mr. Tomash—resemble those of archangels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name; evermore praising thee, and saying,

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

With a fanciful, skillfully written score, the piece presents a beguiling present-day story of a group of hapless archangels having trouble recruiting a young woman to bear God in human form.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022

More crassly, the archangels promised to give the women the “lost measurements” to finding oil and gold deposits across the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

The damp grass along the edges of the paths was dotted with spikes of mauve bugle, and the sanicles and yellow archangels flowered thickly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams