incantation
Example Sentences
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“Monument Eternal” is a talisman, an incantation that shows the author fearless and confident in her challenge to the distorting influence of race in America that James Weldon Johnson identified.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
Latvian folk band Tautumeitas took a more ethereal approach with their close-harmony incantation Bur Man Laimi, which literally translates as "a chant for happiness".
From BBC • May 15, 2025
Ritual and incantation, along with the use of herbal remedies, have long been pervasive across all aspects of healthcare.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023
Harry reacted instinctively; his wand was out of his pocket and the incantation sprang to mind without conscious thought: Levicorpus!
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing incantation
Lord of the Flies
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The Hobbit
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"The Devil and Tom Walker" by Washington Irving
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