seeress

Example Sentences

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The prince grows up to become a Viking raider, then a seeress reminds him of his pledge of vengeance.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2022

It’s only fitting that this news is delivered by a witchy seeress played by Iceland’s biggest star, Björk, resplendent in oracular blue lighting and a Cher-worthy seashell-ringed headdress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2022

There is a scary old seeress who pops up at regular intervals to hurl paranormal invective at the characters.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2020

Dixon’s ominous foresight first appeared in a profile of the Washington socialite and seeress in Parade magazine on May 13, 1956, under the headline “Incredible Crystal Gazer.”

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2015

When supper had ended the seeress cried out that while we had been eating they had been building, and they had built not a masonic house but a great stone cross.

From Ideas of Good and Evil by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)