plural genies also genii
ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 
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: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
Examples of genie in a Sentence
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Maintained in this state of wild vexation by volleys of planetary radiation—
what if a genie replaced your phone
with the club of somebody’s tibia bone?
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
But the genie is out of the bottle on the game-changing benefits of AI.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The image of the king leaping into the void, and sacrificing himself to buy the kingdom more time and put the genie back in the bottle, that was an image that came in the very first writer’s room five years ago in Santa Monica.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Remember, the genie is a wily demon and will try to surreptitiously outwit you without revealing himself to the world.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
But the genie is out of the bottle on the game-changing benefits of AI.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
The image of the king leaping into the void, and sacrificing himself to buy the kingdom more time and put the genie back in the bottle, that was an image that came in the very first writer’s room five years ago in Santa Monica.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Remember, the genie is a wily demon and will try to surreptitiously outwit you without revealing himself to the world.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for genie
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genie. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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genie
noun
ge·nie
ˈjē-nē
: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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