sorcerer
noun
sor·cer·er
ˈsȯr-sə-rər 
ˈsȯrs-rər
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Examples of sorcerer in a Sentence
a sorcerer who used his power for evil ends
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The question is how deep her team can go in a bracket that includes defending national champion Louisiana State and Iowa and its scoring sorcerer, Caitlin Clark.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The optimistic Asha applies to become a literal sorcerer’s apprentice (sound familiar?), eager to help Magnifico grant the kingdom’s wishes.
—EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
That push for role-playing extends to combat, in which classes have distinct roles, with fighters acting as tanks while mages and sorcerers deal damage.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Blending gothic atmosphere and ghastly horror, the film is full of unforgettable images: The witch Aja (Steele) being tortured before she’s burned at the stake; an undead sorcerer digging himself out of his grave; Aja’s tomb exploding with the power of her rage.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Jareth made for a most enchanting sorcerer, with a shock of blond hair and some out-of-this-world pipes.
—Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
Joined by a kleptomaniac fox (Awkwafina), a brusque pangolin (Ke Huy Quan) and a trio of ferocious little bunnies, Po sets out to defeat a sorcerer named the Chameleon (Viola Davis).
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Quin’s debut novel, out Feb. 13 from Atria Books, envisions Medea’s forbidding, power-seeking father, the son of a Titan and a sorcerer himself, and her beautiful, detached mother, a sea nymph who only wants to return to her ocean home.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
The 58-year-old Danish actor has played cold-hearted billionaires and evil sorcerers, skinheads and Vikings, Nazis and serial-killing cannibals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The optimistic Asha applies to become a literal sorcerer’s apprentice (sound familiar?), eager to help Magnifico grant the kingdom’s wishes.
—EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023
That push for role-playing extends to combat, in which classes have distinct roles, with fighters acting as tanks while mages and sorcerers deal damage.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
Blending gothic atmosphere and ghastly horror, the film is full of unforgettable images: The witch Aja (Steele) being tortured before she’s burned at the stake; an undead sorcerer digging himself out of his grave; Aja’s tomb exploding with the power of her rage.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
Jareth made for a most enchanting sorcerer, with a shock of blond hair and some out-of-this-world pipes.
—Marc Bernardin, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2024
Joined by a kleptomaniac fox (Awkwafina), a brusque pangolin (Ke Huy Quan) and a trio of ferocious little bunnies, Po sets out to defeat a sorcerer named the Chameleon (Viola Davis).
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
Quin’s debut novel, out Feb. 13 from Atria Books, envisions Medea’s forbidding, power-seeking father, the son of a Titan and a sorcerer himself, and her beautiful, detached mother, a sea nymph who only wants to return to her ocean home.
—Diya Chacko, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
The 58-year-old Danish actor has played cold-hearted billionaires and evil sorcerers, skinheads and Vikings, Nazis and serial-killing cannibals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Sorcerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorcerer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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sorcerer
noun
sor·cer·er
ˈsȯrs-(ə-)rər
: a person who practices sorcery : wizard
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