shaman

Example Sentences

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"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Photographer Stuart Dods is one of those willing to take the treatment from a shaman.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

The Joker, for example, becomes Yoka, a shaman and right-hand man to emperor Moctezuma who can communicate with the gods.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Devin even gives her something he received from a Maori shaman during their first one-on-one date in New Zealand.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2024

Then he became aware of the light by which he was seeing the shaman, because the fire was long out, and the darkness of the forest was profound.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman