Satan
Example Sentences
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It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
In this reading, Satan resembles an elongated asteroid-sized object similar to the interstellar body Oumuamua, arriving with enough force to trigger a planetwide geological event.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
The good news is probably won’t work for him, since Satan himself couldn’t grant Vance more charisma.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2026
Given how much attention the very creative “Glitterball” devotes to the social and architectural character of Old Louisville, the subtext seems to be that Satan will always find a way, regardless of property values.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
The three of them press their pointed Vulcanoid ears to my bloated belly, and my belly speaks to them in guttural evil growls like Satan himself has purchased a time-share in my intestinal tract.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
