How to Use Satan in a Sentence

Satan

noun
  • And now, a few words about Satan.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • To us, Satan is a metaphor for exploring all of these things in our art.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
  • Bridges was set to play the voice of God, with Depp cast as Satan.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 July 2025
  • Now the voice is all her own, like Satan’s words made Lowell’s.
    — Elisa Gabbert, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There’s more gore, more gruesome ways to die, more hailing of Satan, and even more rich people.
    — Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The swarm of hell shall breathe up from the furnace that warms it, and over which Satan himself shall preside.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the clip, Lil Nas X slides down a pole to hell and gives Satan a lap dance.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • And yes, Satan makes an appearance in the new South Park episode, too.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Their mistake is taking Elisa, a young girl possessed by Satan.
    — William Earl, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For two wins back to back against Satan who was attempting to attack my family.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025
  • No one’s head takes a 360-degree turn and Satan is never invoked.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Satan was attacking the male jailer because his father had done such good work as a minister in the jail.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026
  • Johnny Depp may be adding Satan to his résumé of surprising roles.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • No doubt Milton risked building support for Satan among his readers.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • On that sandy beach a decade ago, those men may have witnessed God’s holy army and the forces of Satan in their ancient battle.
    — Lauren Green, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The heroes face challenges including Satan, a headless corpse, and more.
    — Kturnqui, oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Gregory Peck plays a diplomat who secretly adopts a baby who turns out to be the son of Satan.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • Hell’s carnival barker leads visitors through a freak show with fire breathers, a knife thrower and the spawn of Satan himself.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Jodi Hildebrandt convinced Ruby and Kevin that Satan was out to get her.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Brainiac is described as the incarnation of Satan.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • The 808s feel like drowning in a volcano, my skin peeling off as the visage of Satan reveals itself.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
  • In Dante Alighieri's Inferno, Satan is described with bat wings that freeze hell over with a simple flap of the wings.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Can the Western Forces come up with a fighter strong enough to overpower literal Satan?
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
  • By the film’s end, Terry has the lead role in a Broadway musical — and the spawn of Satan growing inside her.
    — Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2024
  • But please also bring back Peter Stormare, his Satan was my favorite Satan so far.
    — Matt Robison, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Trump happily takes the gifts to bed with Satan… but Satan is looking for a way out of this toxic relationship.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • His article, based on anonymous sources, was interspersed with quotes from what Swindle said was the Book of Satan.
    — Sarah Viren, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • At another point, clergymen beat out a flame, representing the defeat of Satan.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The rules of the game state that, if a head of a household falls, the next person in succession must take their place and fight, or their entire family line will get blown up by Satan.
    — Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026

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