How to Use sorcery in a Sentence

sorcery

noun

• It’s all just a bunch of longhairs, swords, and sorcery.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2022
• Midway through the film, the secrets of Dolezal's sorcery are made clear.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 4 May 2018
• There was a time when Chris could pass off an eclipse as his own sorcery.
  — John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
• If any sorcery remains for the Round of 32, then the Magic City could be the cauldron.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 18 Mar. 2023
• The speedy service makes one wonder what manner of sorcery is about in the kitchen.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
• That’s not to say that all of the swords and sorcery mean that Metaphor doesn’t explore real-world issues.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
• For actor Michael Gambon, there was a bit of sorcery at work, too.
  — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
• As a metaphor of the thirst for success, this domestic sorcery is pure gold.
  — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
• He was introduced to Viking culture through the sword-and-sorcery lyrics of the heavy-metal band Manowar.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 25 Nov. 2021
• Dated to more than 1,600 years ago, the item may have been used to predict the future and practice sorcery.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
• Sunday was about more than sorcery from Brad Stevens and Marcus Smart's lack of fear.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 14 May 2018
• But mostly for Circe there is solitude in this sphere of her own, and all the time in the world to develop her sorcery.
  — Laura Collins-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
• No doubt, the most surprising aspect of the story is the accused’s claims of sorcery.
  — Time, 13 Jan. 2023
• By then, what had passed for the aesthetic sorcery of the movement had petered out.
  — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
• But by some sorcery, my fingerprints do not show on the outer shell of the laptop at all.
  — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
• Even the fantasy world of JJK sorcery techniques gets a shoutout.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 June 2024
• This is a sword-and-sorcery show at heart, and the season 1 finale was the best kind of epic fantasy battle.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2019
• Last year, in Zimbabwe, a man stoned his 71-year-old uncle to death for sorcery.
  — Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2015
• Much like a sorcery, an instant is also played from your hand for a one-time effect.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2020
• The lack of weight here helps enormously, of course—and this is the sorcery behind how the Spring manages 140 miles per charge on such a tiny battery.
  — Jeremy White, WIRED, 5 Aug. 2024
• Classic sword and sorcery stories have a special place in our hearts.
  — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2021
• The Oscar winner then tried to showcase his sorcery skills.
  — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 21 Oct. 2022
• What kind of sorcery is going on in that halftime locker room?
  — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• Communism was to the 20th century what sorcery had been to the Middle Ages.
  — David Pryce-Jones, National Review, 28 Apr. 2020
• The Potter books, and the movies made from them, are at heart coming-of-age stories adorned with some fanciful sorcery.
  — A.a. Dowd, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022
• But the adrenaline rush and the haunting sorcery and ceremony stuck, like the tattoos on the men’s backs.
  — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2018
• The sword and sorcery movies of the 1980s may look cheesy by today’s standards, but they’re fondly remembered by many fans.
  — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 27 July 2019
• There’s a wide array of decorations inside that help the coffee shop live up to the sorcery of its name.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
• Instant: Much like a sorcery, an instant is also played from your hand for a one-time effect.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2019
• But their savvy use of sorcery has increased in October.
  — Brian Costa, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024