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Recent Examples of crone
Hahn: Agatha wears this locket around her neck with Hecate — the maiden, mother, crone.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
None of these books exactly celebrate the status of the crone; all offer midlife beauty-maintenance tips.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 June 2025
None of these books exactly celebrate the status of the crone; all offer midlife beauty-maintenance tips.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
As the moon passes through its phases, Ixchel passes through the phases of a woman’s life, from maiden to mother to crone.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for crone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crone
Noun
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Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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But when the island’s prince is kidnapped, an unlikely alliance of an ogre, hag, wizard and fey will have only days to sneak around London to save him.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Mandanna weaves together the threads of Mika and Jamie, as well as the children and a charming cast of other characters, in a way that honors their pain and their ultimate hope in learning that with human connection, people (and witches) can overcome any amount of sadness.—
Audrey Goldberg Ruoff,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But why did skeletons, witches and ghosts start popping up as fireworks faded away?—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Crone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crone. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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