How to Use demigod in a Sentence

demigod

noun
  • Will there be more paranoia about double agent demigods?
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Jan. 2026
  • For the first time in a long time, the demigod Warriors look mortal.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 13 June 2019
  • But Moana doesn’t stay dead, instead, she’s revived as a demigod.
    — Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Athletes become demigods in this city, even ones whose deeds span decades before.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Here, Coach Prime’s the program, the face, the front porch, the demigod.
    — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The demigod siblings serve as the primary villains of the film.
    — Amanda Taylor, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2022
  • With his magical fishhook, the demigod pulled up the islands from the ocean floor.
    — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, 5 July 2018
  • The 12-year-old demigod has spent all day trying to save the world from… a lack of chemistry.
    — EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In short, Newton looks a lot like a 6-foot-5 football demigod.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Artists have long paid homage to the demigod by creating statues and other works of art in his likeness.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The mother of the demigod Maui thought the days were too short and wanted more sunlight to make the days last longer.
    — John Burcham, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2016
  • For years, book readers have played their own versions of demigod Capture the Flag.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Now this con man is worshipped like a demigod — selling Bibles alongside sneakers.
    — Lz Granderson, The Denver Post, 23 July 2024
  • Legend holds that Maui, the demigod, lassoed the sun from the summit of Haleakala-.
    — Jessie Scanlon, WIRED, 1 Nov. 1996
  • While Maui’s tattoos tell his story as a demigod, the question was how Moana’s look would.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When Kavanaugh is confirmed, the left will no longer be able to rely on demigods in black robes to make law from the bench.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 10 July 2018
  • However, the comic book Guardians line-up has included a god, or a demigod at least.
    — Joe George, Men's Health, 8 July 2022
  • The idea is that Great Runes first made the demigods more powerful and then power-hungry.
    — Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 17 June 2024
  • Amazon, demigod, princess, lump of clay—what is Gal Gadot’s version of Diana?
    — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 1 June 2017
  • Most teams, especially ones with glitzy high-round draft picks, are strictly ride or die with their demigod QBs.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 6 Feb. 2018
  • While on a journey to save her island and her people, Moana meets the once-powerful demigod Maui.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2023
  • And of course, kids love him as the voice of Maui, the demigod of South Pacific legend, in Moana.
    — Christine Byrne, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Brenton Ryan is the agile Loge, his tenor searing just enough for the troublemaking demigod of fire.
    — Dallas News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The tear-jerking tale of a young woman on an adventure across the ocean to help save her island from a demigod's curse stole hearts with its sweet message and catchy tunes.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Elden Ring is set in the Lands Between, a realm fraught with danger and ruled by several demigods.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 21 July 2023
  • He's also set to reprise his Polynesian demigod Maui in the live-action remake of Moana next year.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The chicken Hei Hei remains an panicky, adorable dope of a bird indeed, treated like a demigod by the coconut tribe.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Joe Tracz’s script short-hands pretty much every plot point, leaving the audience straining to keep up in a slurry of gods and demigods.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 20 June 2019
  • All demigods are said to have ADHD and dyslexia as a product of their godly parentage.
    — Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In the book, Percy is 12 when he is brought to Camp Half-Blood, a training ground and refuge for young demigods.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2019

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