witch

Example Sentences

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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

She added that K called Wixon "the witch" and was "petrified" of her.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“You can walk in as a witch, or a dragon, or just a FedEx worker,” Ozymandias says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Her new collection pays tribute to women persecuted during historical witch hunts.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

If I had seen her that way last year I would have been sure she was a witch: wisps of white hair, wrinkled cheeks, long fingers clutching the coats that covered her.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff