revenant
Example Sentences
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This reminded me, in Italian-American culture, of pastina — a grain that has deep, revenant importance throughout both Italy, America and many countries beyond that.
From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024
“There is, incidentally, nothing odd in the revenant being a woman,” Rady said of the Polish case.
From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022
If you’re of a particular temperament - a true Music Head, for example - you can almost get spiritual about the revenant power represented by the history contained on all that vinyl.
From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2019
"Trauma," Díaz wrote, "is stronger than any mask; it can't be buried and it can't be killed. It's the revenant that won't stop, the ghost that's always coming for you."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2018
Our revenant rowed to the side of a dock and held it with one hand.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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