cult
Example Sentences
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Known for his iconic role in the 1987 cult classic film, The Lost Boys, the actor described the town as "looking beautiful" during filming in January and February.
From BBC
“He’s almost building a cult,” said Aaron Cook, a 28-year-old plumber who was in the audience in Las Vegas.
The film became a cult classic and many fans credited Dharmendra for its success, describing him as the "soul of Sholay".
From BBC
The utopia of that other world is undeniably attractive, but why is a woman’s only other alternative from a life of diverted desire the violence of a death cult?
From Los Angeles Times
The previous night, members of Manson's cult broke into the Los Angeles hillside home that Tate shared with her husband, filmmaker Roman Polanski, who was away in Europe at the time.
From Reuters
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