genie

Example Sentences

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College sports leaders are trying to squeeze the genie back into the bottle—witness the president’s new executive order commanding transfer and eligibility limits, among other items—but it’s hard to see the landscape changing soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“So just like that, the proverbial genie is out of the bottle and it’s on videotape that I’m going to UCLA,” Easley would recall many years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

"I don't know how you put the genie back in the bottle but the issue is among us and we can't row back," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

The Epstein genie is out of the bottle.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

One misstep would give the genie the distraction it needed.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley