vampire

Example Sentences

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Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi used similar language in 2010, calling External link Goldman Sachs “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.”

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

David Boreanaz, Buffy’s vampire love interest Angel, praised Brendon’s authenticity and spirit, emphasizing the depth of their personal friendship beyond the show.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Insider info: Safdie considered an alternate ending for the movie where the businessman played by Kevin O’Leary was actually a vampire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Decades later, Coogler's taste for combining a wide variety of flavours can be seen in his genre-defying best picture contender, which blends blues music with vampire horror against the backdrop of the 1930s Mississippi Delta.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

His classroom smelled strongly of garlic, which everyone said was to ward off a vampire he’d met in Romania and was afraid would be coming back to get him one of these days.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling