djinni

Example Sentences

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The djinni jokes that people always ask him to grant wishes.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2017

“I do not grant wishes,” the djinni says.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2017

When Salim attempts to wake the sleeping djinni, who has dozed off in the drivers’ seat, he witnesses what his driver truly is with a glimpse of those fiery eyes.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2017

“There was silence then—this terrible silence—and she stood up and smiled at me. She said—very soft now—she said, ‘You are my djinni.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Maybe the djinni developed side by side with man, but was limited because of his flaws.

From The Giants From Outer Space by Reynard, Geoff St.