vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(-ə)r 
1
: the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
2
a
: one who lives by preying on others
b
: a woman who exploits and ruins her lover
3
Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
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The temporary crowns did look oddly artificial—like the plastic vampire teeth that children wear, except more elegant.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
In Memoriam looks at these vampires and how they’ve been thrust into the limelight due to the Gehenna War.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
These new results, provided by the Supernova Cosmology Project and consisting of 2,087 detonating vampire stars, otherwise called standardized Type 1a supernovas, constitute another line of evidence that dark energy is not constant and that the LCDM may need revision.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2025
The network has ordered a pilot called Eternally Yours, about a long-married — as in, for 500 years — vampire couple and their struggle to accept the human who is dating their daughter.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
In Memoriam looks at these vampires and how they’ve been thrust into the limelight due to the Gehenna War.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
These new results, provided by the Supernova Cosmology Project and consisting of 2,087 detonating vampire stars, otherwise called standardized Type 1a supernovas, constitute another line of evidence that dark energy is not constant and that the LCDM may need revision.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2025
The network has ordered a pilot called Eternally Yours, about a long-married — as in, for 500 years — vampire couple and their struggle to accept the human who is dating their daughter.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for vampire
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“Vampire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vampire. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
1
: the body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of sleeping persons
2
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vampire
noun
vam·pire
ˈvam-ˌpī(ə)r
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