demon

Example Sentences

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Sports heroes face inner demons as the rest of us do but sometimes have to deal with them publicly.

From The Wall Street Journal

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon

I’ll note that the demon is a more honest and fair negotiator than his vassals, who occasionally cheat and are punished in exactly the way you’re hoping to see.

From Los Angeles Times

When the red eye is highest... that’s when demons are strongest.

From Literature

Fitzpatrick had his own demons given his double bogey on that same hole, also in the third round.

From BBC