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
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
Court documents suggest Chasing Horse, 46, had gained a reputation among indigenous tribes across the US and Canada as a medicine man.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023
Moon married a native Chilula woman, the daughter of a blind medicine man, and they had eight children.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2022
Maybe the medicine man didn’t laugh all the time; maybe the dreams and the voices were taking over again.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
