djinn
Example Sentences
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Add liberal doses of djinn and divine relics, and you have yourself a stew.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023
This impulse is an ancient one: The idea that one might bind a djinn, create a golem or manipulate a god or fairy to do your bidding is inscribed deep in the human imagination.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023
Modern technology convinces the djinn that humans no longer need magic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
The djinn turns back the clock 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
He steals a key ring from the horn of a sleeping djinn and throws it to a mermaid imprisoned on a salt stone at the center of a pink lake.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
