conjurer

Example Sentences

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He also happened to be an accomplished stage conjurer.

From New York Times

Soft-spoken and presenting a beguiling, open face — one might call it “innocent” — the modern conjurer was unfailingly polite and forthcoming in a recent video interview.

From New York Times

Viral YouTube videos also feature sleight-of-hand demonstrations by human conjurers to dogs, chimps and baboons, spurring emotions that seem to range from amusement to annoyance.

From Scientific American

It has been suggested that as a conjurer of mental images, Mabuse was a sort of alter ego for the domineering director.

From New York Times

Magical thinking is to be expected in religion, literature and among audiences at shows where conjurers pull rabbits out of hats, but not as a substitute for professional medicine and settled science.

From The Guardian