Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Old Nick
Noun
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By then Twain had several reasons to believe that both his favor toward Satan and Olivia’s favor toward God were unreciprocated.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025 -
According to tradition, Satan, disguised as a dragon, swallowed St. Margaret whole.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Local truffles are also on sale, not pungent but neither pricey and historically called devil’s mushroom by those who considered them as food for witches.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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On her journey, Gerda makes friends with people, birds, beasts, and a kind witch, unaware that a hostile, unseen enemy – the Snow Queen and her devil apprentice, Louie – is watching her.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The network has also ordered Blue Bloods offshoot Boston Blue, CIA (starring Lucifer’s Tom Ellis) and the Harriet Dyer comedy DMV for next season.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
2 May 2025
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Ellis, who headlined Lucifer for its six-season run on Fox and Netflix, recently did a season-long arc on Hulu’s Tell Me Lies and will play a lead opposite Sterling K. Brown on the upcoming Hulu limited series Washington Black.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2025
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