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

"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

We stopped by a wishing well, where a worker handed me a token to throw down to an animated genie who promised to grant my desires.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

The Epstein genie is out of the bottle.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Wanting to see, I focused my eyes as the eagles had taught me, and there the genie would be—shaking one bead out of the pouch and casting it at us.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston