medicine man
Example Sentences
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The Apache medicine man Geronimo made his now-legendary name leading raids and eluding capture during the Apache wars of the 19th century.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
His breakthrough came in 1990 when he played Kicking Bird, a Lakota medicine man, in Dances With Wolves.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025
As a young mother, Ms. Rabha was told by a local medicine man that her mentally ill son would soon die; he didn’t.
From New York Times • May 31, 2024
When Kinsel recently began seeing visions of his late horse Yoyo running toward him, a medicine man held a ceremony to dispel the phantoms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024
The medicine man exerted tremendous power in the area, and many people both worshipped and feared him.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
