ninja

Example Sentences

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"Background actors are like ninjas, and only ninjas can determine who else is a good ninja," Amaya told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Mark Joseph Stern: This is a classic Kagan ninja move.

From Slate • May 16, 2025

They are Naoe – a female ninja – and Yasuke – who's based on a real-life figure often referred to as "the African samurai".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025

Lynch, a treat after his memorable cameo in “Bottoms,” calls Marvin a “spider monkey ninja god.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

We stood side by side, all four of us, defensively holding up our weapons like ninja warriors, while Pita huddled behind us, defenseless without a weapon to wield.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall