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How to use vampire in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Vampire means a mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living. Example: “Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.”

Examples of vampire by meaning

nounA mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.

  • Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.

nounA person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale...

  • Somehow I doubt that Kelly will want to go surfing with us — she's such a vampire that she might recoil from the sun, lol!

nounA vamp: a seductive woman who exploits men.

  • Fox, realizing that the public was tiring of Theda Bara in vampire roles, announced that he would star her in a production of Romeo and Juliet," she illustrated.2004, David W. Menefee, The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era, page 4

nounA medical technician who works with patients' blood; especially, a phlebotomist.

  • Sometimes, the vampires do all the sticks, that is to say the lab assistants do all the blood collections." He grinned.2000, Tracie Peterson, Colorado Wings, page 373

nounSynonym of anti-ship missile (ASM), particularly an incoming hostile one.

  • Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.

More sentences with vampire

  • He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him.From the entry scared stiff
  • After the vampire bit me, I passed from life to undeath.From the entry undeath
  • He wore garlic to ward off vampires.From the entry ward off
  • Although the vampire bat is known for feeding on blood, most species of bat eat insects, and many are frugivorous.From the entry frugivorous
  • An uncorrupt dead body was thought to be a vampire.From the entry uncorrupt
  • He likes to roleplay a vampire.From the entry roleplay
  • Trophallaxis is at its most highly developed in social insects such as ants, wasps, bees and termites, but is also used by some birds, and by wolves and vampire bats.From the entry trophallaxis
  • It went mainstream after it was dubbed the "vampire facial" on social.2026, Brian Underwood, “When You Can Turn Back Time”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 31. From the entry social
  • "I heard Winnie the Pooh was like garlic to a vampire to the Chinese commies," he said.2024 January 29 [2024 January 26], Tim Lee, Ray Chung, quoting Brendan Kavanagh, “London YouTuber hid in van, received death threats after…. From the entry you know
  • “"Not a human, not yet a vampire," to paraphrase one of your contemporary musical troubadours.”2023 August 17, Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh, “Hybrid Creatures” (0:18 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 7…. From the entry troubadour
  • What sunlight is to the vampire, recognition is to the dehumanizers.2023 November 2, David Brooks, “How to Stay Sane in Brutalizing Times”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2023. From the entry dehumanizer
  • But I was laying low, and vampires can't always be choosers, even time vampires.2023, Eileen Merriman, Time's Raven. From the entry time vampire
  • And for a bit of levity, "Asian don't raisin," so, like vampires, we don't age.2022, Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, Meg Elison, Uncanny Magazine Issue 45: March/April 2022, page 122. From the entry Asian don't raisin
  • He guest-starred on a “Star Trek” episode and became a vampire slayer.2021 March 14, John Blake, “Did Black lives matter to Abraham Lincoln? It’s complicated”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2022. From the entry Abraham
  • Because I've seen the vampires up there, and they don't give a freak about anyone or anything.2020 December 23, Raven Steele, A Monster's Birth, Raven Steele. From the entry freak
  • They claim to be dragons, vampires, elves, that sort of thing.”2019, Justin Joschko, “Someone Who Likes the Ramones”, in Whitetooth Falls, Carbondale, Ill.: JournalStone Publishing, →ISBN, page 57. From the entry otherkin
  • Or as Ellen Samuels puts it, perhaps more apropos of Caulder: "Crip time is vampire time.2019, Scott T. Smith, José Alaniz, Uncanny Bodies: Superhero Comics and Disability. From the entry vampire time
  • There weren't demons or vampires or fairies or shellycoats or Querquetulanae or any of that stuff.2018, W. Stone Cotter, Saint Philomene's Infirmary for Magical Creatures. From the entry Querquetulanae
  • The problem is that this was supposed to be my vampire time, not Cousin Carlo time.2018, Katie Macalister, The Vampire Always Rises. From the entry vampire time
  • Sometimes called "lifestylers" or the "fangdom," they don't see themselves as actual vampires.2018, Peter Laws, The Frighteners: A Journey Through Our Cultural Fascination with the Macabre, unnumbered page. From the entry fangdom
  • Then the werewolf can live as long as his vampire mate.”2017, Cynthia Eden, Forbidden Bite, unnumbered page. From the entry mating bite
  • One could argue that that Drake and Kanye West are hip-hop's most prolific vampires.2017 July 20, Phil Witmer, “Drake’s Club Paradise Tour Predicted the Future of Rap Five Years Ago”, in Vice, archived from the original on…. From the entry stanbase
  • That's Scott Bakula from Quantum Leap.” “I thought you said Blacula, like a black vampire.” “Hey.2017 January 4, Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney, “The Gang Turns Black” (13:03 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in…. From the entry blackula
  • Maybe we can hack cryophase, just sleep for thousands of years on your ship, become space vampires.2016, Gardner Dozois, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 29, Hachette UK, →ISBN. From the entry genship
  • The Empusa was a female vampire from Greek mythology that feasted on the blood of men.2014, Barbara Cox, Scott Forbes, Haunted Homes, Gareth Stevens Publishing, page 20. From the entry empusa
  • The blood loss involved in creating a childe takes a lot out of the vampire sire.2012, Molly Harper, Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors, page 23. From the entry childe
  • This probably includes: talking donkeys, gods, flying dragons, garden fairies, vampires, sparklepires, ghosts, and Harry Potter.2012 April 2, Kermit [username], “Re: I am now a Creationist”, in talk.origins (Usenet). From the entry sparklepire
  • The six of them stood out like dog's balls and walked with a vampire swagger.2012, Watson Watson, Bolters and Coolers: Tales of a Bouncer, Bodyguard and Cook, page 42. From the entry stand out like dog's balls
  • No self-respecting vampire would choose to ride around in that hippiemobile.2011, Jaye Wells, Red-Headed Stepchild, unnumbered page. From the entry hippiemobile
  • “Because they couldn't even tell a real vampire from a glampire.2011, Hannah Jayne, Under Wraps, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 171. From the entry glampire
  • Even a vampire enjoys a little bodice ripping now and again.2011, Chloe Neill, Hard Bitten: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel. From the entry bodice ripping
  • "The myth of the vampire originates in the Indian subcontinent," she added with a certain pride.2010, Michael Romkey, Vampire Hunter, Random House, →ISBN. From the entry autovampirism
  • There are some truly fangtastic vampire themed television shows out there.2010, Michelle Roy Kelly, Love at First Bite: The Complete Vampire Lover's Cookbook, page 262. From the entry fangtastic
  • In addition to or in lieu of human donors, some sanguinarian vampires consume animal blood.2009, Joseph Laycock, Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism, page 9. From the entry sanguinarian
  • Faculty includes a vampire huntress (Musetta Vander) and a Frankensteinian doctor (David Steinberg).2009 December 14, Dennis Harvey, “TRANSYLMANIA”, in Variety, volume 417, number 5, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 30. From the entry frankensteinian doctor

Meaning of vampire

  1. noun A mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.
  2. noun A person with habits traditionally ascribed to (literal) vampires, such as heliophobia, being a night owl, having pale skin, and so on.
  3. noun A person with the medical condition porphyria cutanea tarda, colloquially known as vampirism, with effects such as photosensitivity and brownish-red stained teeth.

Full definition of vampire

Questions about vampire in a sentence

How do you use vampire in a sentence?
Vampire is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Bram Stoker's novel Dracula built on centuries-old stories of vampires and also encouraged new growth of the mythology.”
What is a short sentence with vampire?
“Vampire. Vampire. Vampire. Battle stations.”
What does vampire mean?
Vampire means a mythological creature (usually humanoid and undead) said to feed on the blood or life energy of the living.

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