genie

Example Sentences

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The Epstein genie is out of the bottle.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

On Monday, the judge said: "There is nothing the juror can say at this point that can put the genie back in the bottle and repair his credibility."

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025

The genie of legal sports betting is never going back into its bottle.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

"When it comes to social justice, you can't put the genie back in the bottle," Lily Burana, author of "Grace for Amateurs," told me.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

It was of brown glass and the light of the kerosene lamp was reflected in it as if there was a little genie trapped inside.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep