1
: a collection of individuals with similar interests or activities
a coven of intellectuals
2
: an assembly or band of usually 13 witches
Examples of coven in a Sentence
a coven of epicures who gather for monthly wine tastings
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For her outing, Lawrence wore a black leather jacket with a tall row of buttons, giving off a vibe similar to that of the members of the Volturi, the antagonistic governing body and vampire coven in the film series.
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Sinners — which was written, produced, and directed by Coogler — sees Jordan play a pair of twin brothers who return to their hometown only to discover that a coven of vampires has set up shop in the area.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Over at the Sparkle City Disco show, a coven of drunken zoomers—many of whom, mind you, were born after 9/11—are all shimmying jubilantly to songs by Donna Summer, pointing stoically to the ground and then triumphantly up at the ceiling, looking rather a lot like latter-day John Travoltas.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
This ’90s horror flick about a coven of high-school outcasts holds up quite well, as does its dark brand of girl power.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
Sinners — which was written, produced, and directed by Coogler — sees Jordan play a pair of twin brothers who return to their hometown only to discover that a coven of vampires has set up shop in the area.
—Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Over at the Sparkle City Disco show, a coven of drunken zoomers—many of whom, mind you, were born after 9/11—are all shimmying jubilantly to songs by Donna Summer, pointing stoically to the ground and then triumphantly up at the ceiling, looking rather a lot like latter-day John Travoltas.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Coven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coven. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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