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How to use warlock in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Warlock means a male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard. Example: “Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.”

Examples of warlock by meaning

nounA male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.

  • It was the day of warlocks and apparitions, now happily driven out by the zeal of the General Assembly.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide

nounA magic-user (regardless of gender).

  • “Is it because she was a warlock?” she asked.2015 February 25, Lawrence Watt-Evans, The Spell of the Black Dagger: A Legend of Ethshar, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 115
  • It seemed like a strange thing for her to risk on a student she barely knew—but then, she was a warlock.2015 March 17, Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman, The Lost Herondale, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
  • Usually she blended in with the rest of the Academy faculty, making it easy to forget she was a warlock (at least, if you overlooked the blue skin).2015 July 21, Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman, Pale Kings and Princes, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

More sentences with warlock

  • Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.From the entry demonic
  • Because my warlock is Delban’s champion, his cold powers have changed her too.2018 July 2, MandyMod, “Fleshing out Curse of Strahd Part 4: More on The Dark Powers”, in reddit.com, archived from the original on 18 Aug…. From the entry Elsa
  • A big mistake I see a lot of warlocks do is overpulling with whatever demon they're using.2008, Jobbles, “Dead server economy?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet). From the entry overpull
  • They are black-avised as warlocks and wear their black cowls with formality and disdain.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Penguin, published 2004, page 652. From the entry blackavised
  • He’s a warlock—albeit a mediocre one.2018 September 19, Katie Rife, “Eli Roth, of all directors, brings Amblin magic to the kid-lit horror of The House With A Clock In Its…. From the entry lifemate
  • The warlocks began to close ranks, falling back to make a stand under the jutting edge of the roof, where they could protect the orrery.1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling. From the entry jutting
  • In this season warlocks and carlines have a special dispensation to do evil, and Alison waited on its coming with graceless joy.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide. From the entry graceless
  • Oh, yes, there was certainly magick in those times, though perhaps today, in our "enlightened" age, we would find different names for such as wizards, lamias, weirdlings and warlocks.2007, Brian Lumley, The House of Cthulhu. From the entry weirdling

Meaning of warlock

  1. noun A male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
  2. noun A magic-user (regardless of gender).

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Questions about warlock in a sentence

How do you use warlock in a sentence?
Warlock is used as a noun. For example: “Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.”
What is a short sentence with warlock?
“He’s a warlock—albeit a mediocre one.”
What does warlock mean?
Warlock means a male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.

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