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
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Examples of vampire in a Sentence
regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others
Recent Examples on the Web
Details are scarce, but insiders claim its set in the Jim Crow-era South, could involve vampires and may see O’Connell play a villain.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Perhaps by keeping an arm’s distance from Hollywood proper, Ruscha has avoided succumbing to this town’s vampires or excesses.
—Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The years after the success of Twilight saw the book, film, and television industry dominated by vampire and werewolf lore.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
All things vampires and witches, anything with magic.
—New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Players essentially act like a vampire and steal their enemies fluids.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
McKenna shares that his own childhood experiences with vampires has some similarities in common with the book’s plot.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The actress who spent five movies as clumsy YA heroine Bella Swan in the Twilight saga is far from enamored with the sparkling vampire at the center of the franchise.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
The Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is one of those vampires.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Perhaps by keeping an arm’s distance from Hollywood proper, Ruscha has avoided succumbing to this town’s vampires or excesses.
—Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
The years after the success of Twilight saw the book, film, and television industry dominated by vampire and werewolf lore.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2024
All things vampires and witches, anything with magic.
—New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Players essentially act like a vampire and steal their enemies fluids.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
McKenna shares that his own childhood experiences with vampires has some similarities in common with the book’s plot.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
The actress who spent five movies as clumsy YA heroine Bella Swan in the Twilight saga is far from enamored with the sparkling vampire at the center of the franchise.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2024
The Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is one of those vampires.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
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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
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vam·pire
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