How to Use demonic in a Sentence

demonic

adjective

• June remains in Gilead, staring up out of her red robe like some demonic angel of revenge.
  — refinery29.com, 11 July 2018
• For the next 30 seconds, the bombs came at them with demonic accuracy.
  — William Langewiesche, The Atlantic, 21 June 2018
• That’d be Annabelle, the macabre doll/demonic conduit who’s appeared in more films than Ed’s guitar skills.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 June 2019
• But all hell breaks loose—literally—when a demonic spirit invites itself to take up residence in the home, too.
  — Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 28 June 2019
• One of the main things the women of Sabrina have going for them in their fight against demonic machismo is that they aren't pitted against each other.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2018
• Attempts to keep Annabelle locked up and out of trouble, of course, prove fruitless and the demonic toy is soon scaring the dickens out of the couple’s young daughter.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
• And the problem that's always been with this story is that while the separation issue is real, the idea that half the country is demonic and bigoted is a delusion.
  — Fox News, 21 June 2018
• Tao did, however, take advantage of the modern piano’s wider dynamic range than the fortepiano that Mozart used, at times surging out in an almost demonic fashion.
  — Ken Jacques, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2019
• Graham is a neocon who loves war because he’s possessed by a demonic force; Putin is a nationalist who is looking out for Russia’s interests.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
• Yes, there’s a demonic agent of chaos with six limbs and a mouthful of huge teeth.
  — Vulture, 19 Oct. 2022
• What do a lost cat, a demonic lamb, and a cute fox have in common?
  — WIRED, 5 Dec. 2022
• Hikers to this day have claimed to hear demonic voices in the park.
  — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2022
• The demonic doll of horror movie fame comes to TV for a new series.
  — oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2021
• The Avengers will have to fight Shuma Gorath and its evil army of demonic beings.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 30 Dec. 2021
• Maze is walked down the aisle by Linda and looks smashing in a demonic black gown.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• Part of her mission on Earth was to eliminate the darkness, the demonic — the evil.
  — Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2020
• The movie follows a group of siblings who find themselves in a game with a demonic twist.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Jan. 2022
• Toward the end of the night, one of the women in the group appears to succumb to a demonic possession.
  — Emmanuel Ordóñez Angulo, The New York Review of Books, 5 Jan. 2021
• While there are hints of a demonic presence, for the most part, the house itself—and the fact that there is nowhere to hide within it—is the source of terror.
  — Hazlitt, 19 June 2024
• But as demonic forces engulf their off-the-grid house, one of the twins questions whether evil exists.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
• What if the film had been a success, and Cosby had been typecast as demonic?
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• They are confronted by a demonic force that risks their faith and their lives.
  — Allison Argueta-Claros, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• From demonic possessions to Archie’s turn in a prison fight club, the CW show is not afraid to get weird on the regular.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2020
• The book, which followed the demonic possession of a young girl named Regan, had a 12-week run at No. 1.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 28 July 2021
• The last thing 2020 needs is a demonic doll on the loose, but fortunately there's no need to worry about that.
  — Tyler Aquilina, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2020
• The guitar is demonic, thanks to being made from some cursed wood back in Mesopotamian times.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
• Doctor Strange was in the right place at the right time when a giant demonic monster appeared in New York.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 May 2022
• But even the demonic Klan didn't plan on Maryse Boudreaux and her resistance fighters, who have the arsenal and the fury to take down the white hoods.
  — Lizz Schumer, goodhousekeeping.com, 16 May 2023
• The house will transport guests to a busy Haiti street market, where a strange folk doll with three eyes helps open a demonic portal.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2023
• Both films take familiar narratives (demonic possession, spree killing) and offer fresh spins.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024