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How to use mage in a sentence

26 example sentences · noun

Mage means a magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic. Example: “Inexperienced mages usually cannot cast spells on command.”

More sentences with mage

  • Inexperienced mages usually cannot cast spells on command.From the entry on command
  • Swain is in literally no world a burst mage, he's absolutely a dps mage.2020 July 20, u/czartaylor, “League has a serious issue with reworking champions into burst mages”, in r/leagueoflegends (Reddit post)…. From the entry cuddle buddy
  • Fenris friendmance (especially with a mage Hawke) for heals and feels.2018 October 20, Kiralai, Reddit. From the entry friendmance
  • Mages get peevy about that, especially when they're not being good citizens.2017, Laura Anne Gilman, Staying Dead. From the entry peevy
  • And finally I would rivalmance Anders by being a hypocritical mage that supported the templars.2017 December 17, IntoTheCosmo, Reddit. From the entry rivalmance
  • "I don't know of any great mage in the Bitterwood," Daene said.2016, Rowan Speedwell, Bitterwood. From the entry hedge wizard
  • I was a mage gnome -- and yes I bounced around everywhere!2016 June 3, Richard Trenholm, quoting Selina Pound, “Memories of Warcraft: Fans including Duncan Jones remember their WoW experiences”…. From the entry warcraft
  • Garahel, the hero of the Fourth Blight, had had a sister who was a blood mage.2014, Liane Merciel, Dragon Age: The Last Flight, page 167. From the entry blood mage
  • The disruption that came to all mages came also to the swordmage, it just came slower.2012, Martin F. Hengst, The Last Swordmage: A Magic of Solendrea Novel (The Swordmage Trilogy; volume 1), published 1 November 2013…. From the entry swordmage
  • He’s a mage who is turning to necromancy and working quietly toward his own lichdom.1993, Ed Greenwood, Volo's Guide to the North, page 221. From the entry lichdom
  • Hedge wizards are usually low-level mages with sage and herbalist abilities.1990 November, Gregg Sharp, “Hedge Wizards”, in Dragon, volume 15, number 6, page 19. From the entry hedge wizard
  • Black mages, most of them, vicious with hatred of the Sun’s son.1988, Judith Tarr, A Fall of Princes (Avaryan Rising; 3), New York, N.Y.: TOR, →ISBN, page 318. From the entry black mage
  • “If he's actually a string mage, no.2020 January 26, Stephanie Flint, The Restless Sands of Neel, Infinitas Publishing, page 66. From the entry scry
  • The most powerful of mages wield the greatest influence.2020, Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, Dragon Age: Blue Wraith, page 7. From the entry magocracy
  • Plus I'm a chronic Fenrismancer who favors mage and rogue playthroughs, so I usually want him along as my warrior anyway.2020 November 16, alayafel, Reddit. From the entry Fenrismancer
  • He couldn't go against a mage of the power.2011, Julia Knight, Ten Ruby Trick, Toronto: Carina Press, →ISBN. From the entry shark bait
  • Egotistical mage (aren't they all?) intentionally frostbolts a spectator.2006 November 3, AlphaWoolf, “Re: 5 hours in UBRS and all I got was this lousy Beaststalker ...”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet). From the entry deaggro
  • The spellwork she had utilized to quicker get her to her destination had taken too much from the dark mage.2001, Richard A. Knaak, Legacy of Blood, →ISBN, page 82. From the entry spellwork
  • Runes of the type often used by black mages marred much of the marble surface of the building’s exterior.1989, James M[ichael] Ward, Jane Cooper Hong, Pool of Radiance (Forgotten Realms), Lake Geneva, Wis.: TSR, Inc., →ISBN, page 299. From the entry black mage
  • The military took care of the blood mages and the practitioners of the Arts of Air had their own schools and secrets.2017, M. J. Scott, The Forbidden Heir, page 8. From the entry blood mage
  • Pick on the poor squishy mage!2006, Marianne Mancusi, Stake That!, page 28. From the entry squishy
  • For ultimate hilarity, have a mage throw fireballs at you, call in flamestrikes, and so on while your shielded character whistles a tune.2001, David Chong, Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter: Sybex Official Strategies and Secrets, Sybex, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry flamestrike
  • He's not a dot mage anymore like he was pre-rework, but swain is absolutely reliant on q after q and cuddle buddying with his ult to kill people.2020 July 20, u/czartaylor, “League has a serious issue with reworking champions into burst mages”, in r/leagueoflegends (Reddit post)…. From the entry cuddle buddy
  • I remembered a comment made to me by an investigator for the Administration of the ArchSeraph when I was under arrest for a short time as an unlicensed mage.2009, Faith Hunter, Host: A Rogue Mage Novel, Roc, →ISBN, page 102. From the entry archseraph
  • Lure will get the mage some breathing room, so it isn't an absolute kill (and Stone Gaze can really hurt the griffs), but it sure is fun.1999 July 8, Kevin McGuire, “Anyone Play Magic and mayhem...anyone??”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.strategic (Usenet), archived from the…. From the entry griff
  • The true mages, lifelong students of the arcane arts, practiced their trade with due respect for the magic, ever wary of the potential consequences of their spellcastings.1988, R[obert] A[nthony] Salvatore, “The Gathering Gloom”, in The Crystal Shard (The Icewind Dale Trilogy; 1), Lake Geneva, Wis.: TSR…. From the entry spellcasting

Meaning of mage

  1. noun A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.
  2. noun Synonym of magus: a Zoroastrian priest.

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Questions about mage in a sentence

How do you use mage in a sentence?
Mage is used as a noun. For example: “Inexperienced mages usually cannot cast spells on command.”
What is a short sentence with mage?
“Pick on the poor squishy mage!”
What does mage mean?
Mage means a magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

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