witch

Example Sentences

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At the same time, she has made it clear that there will be no witch- hunts in the army if she is elected.

From Time Magazine Archive

The squat structures were nearly saturated with rich men, sportsmen, society men and their ladies, when out on the magic carpet the witch- ery which had drawn them from across the world began.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the Evangelicals tolerate a somewhat broader range of Bible interpretation and cultural outlook, and tend to be against doctrinal witch- hunts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes; if he had lived to return to his country, I fancy he would have added considerably to Afro-American witch- lore.

From The Mystery by White, Stewart Edward

One species of this tree, called the wych-, or witch-, elm, was believed by ignorant people to possess magical powers and to defend from the malice of witches the place on which it grew.

From Among the Trees at Elmridge by Church, Ella Rodman