witch

Example Sentences

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The book beat out a story about a suburban witch by French novelist and playwright Marie NDiaye as well as Brazilian Ana Paula Maia's dystopian read about a brutal prison colony.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The report revealed messages Sam had sent to colleagues in which she said she felt unsupported by her line manager and that the investigation felt like a "witch hunt".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The same could just as unnervingly be said about “The Crucible,” Miller’s parable about the McCarthy witch hunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

O’Brien, in fright makeup and wig, looked like Aunt Gladys, the orange-haired witch in the horror movie “Weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“Well, your papa is practically a bogatyr, right? So no witch would come here.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack