genie

Example Sentences

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“The genie is out of the bottle given that the longstanding threat of Iran effectively closing the strait has now materialized.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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 genie of legal sports betting is never going back into its bottle.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

With a triumphant smile, she braced herself under the Mirror and waited for the genie to be sucked back in.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley