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Examples of conjurer in a Sentence
in the book the conjurer battles a barbarian swordsman
a conjurer in Las Vegas who must make audiences believe in the impossible eight shows a week
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Fact: Global warming is caused by the lewd, un-Christian practices of witches and conjurers.
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Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
As the conjurer of the neighborhood’s existence, Buckler was the Wizard of Oz.
—Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Young apprentice, conjurers dressed in robes and carrying wands, took over Antioch’s historic downtown Saturday for Wizards Weekend Day.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
Advertisement Justices no longer seen as impartial The reasons for the plunge aren’t hard to see: The Supreme Court’s standing has always relied on a bit of a conjurer’s trick, and in recent years, the magic has worn very thin.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Like Asturias, Kochai is a master conjurer.
—Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Boyd, an expert conjurer of worlds, writes with his customary energy and wit.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn’t sit around and think ‘does this contradict Christianity?’ says Coleman.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2022
Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
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Jay Katsir, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
As the conjurer of the neighborhood’s existence, Buckler was the Wizard of Oz.
—Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
Young apprentice, conjurers dressed in robes and carrying wands, took over Antioch’s historic downtown Saturday for Wizards Weekend Day.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2023
Advertisement Justices no longer seen as impartial The reasons for the plunge aren’t hard to see: The Supreme Court’s standing has always relied on a bit of a conjurer’s trick, and in recent years, the magic has worn very thin.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
Like Asturias, Kochai is a master conjurer.
—Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
Boyd, an expert conjurer of worlds, writes with his customary energy and wit.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2022
There have long been traditions of older people who went to church and then went to see a conjurer or the Obeah man (people who know how to work spirits) and didn’t sit around and think ‘does this contradict Christianity?’ says Coleman.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2022
Long ago, in the groovy haze of time, the master conjurer Ricky Jay attended a party at the Las Vegas estate of the extravagant entertainers Siegfried and Roy.
—New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of conjurer was
in the 14th century
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“Conjurer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conjurer. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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