the supernatural

noun

: things that cannot be explained by science and seem to involve ghosts, spirits, magic, etc.

Examples of the supernatural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There is a touch of the surreal, and even a pinch of the supernatural in two of the stories that follow, but more than anything Lanthimos is able to drop the viewer into the middle of these darkly comedic scenarios in such a way that they are taken at face value. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 June 2024 In one of the show’s forays into the supernatural, Dot is also helped by one of her former kidnappers, Ole Munch (Sam Spruell), who’s an immortal being once tasked with being a sin eater, and now walks the Earth as a lonely petty criminal for hire. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 June 2024 Crimes of the Future watch on hulu Personal Shopper Year: 2016 Runtime: 1h 45m Director: Olivier Assayas Olivier Assayas’s ghost story is not your typical tale of the supernatural. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 June 2024 What expertise, exactly, would be needed to evaluate claims of the supernatural or paranormal? Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the supernatural 

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“The supernatural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20supernatural. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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