How to Use enchantress in a Sentence

enchantress

noun
  • Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses.
  • It was deemed a line straight to God — staggering, the voice of an enchantress, a sibyl, a siren.
    — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
  • The moon—with its unending cycles that ebb from dark to light—is a longtime enchantress.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 23 June 2017
  • The story tells of Belle and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.
    — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The classic story retells the tale of Belle and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 22 July 2019
  • Our heroine crosses paths with all manner of enchantresses and sorceresses.
    — David Sturm, Columbia Flier, 15 Sep. 2017
  • Learn the proper swimming techniques of an underwater enchantress.
    — Shelbie Lynn Bostedt, RedEye Chicago, 30 May 2017
  • The Catalan poet Joan Maragall called it la gran encisera, the great enchantress.
    — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2018
  • When accused, the enchanter or enchantress will likely attempt to label you a hypocrite for supporting vaccine mandates.
    — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • And while their visual imagery is usually masculine — loincloth and all — there are plenty of female oni, some of whom are enchantresses born out of feelings of jealousy, vengeance and shame.
    — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • Besides eternal damnation, the enchantress gave the Beast a magic traveling book—and a completely unnecessary plot point.
    — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Hahn starred in Marvel series Agatha All Along, reprising her role of the magical enchantress who causes all sorts of trouble for both good and bad guys.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In Disney’s version, an enchantress’ spell turns the vain, cruel Prince Adam into a frightening man-beast and his staff into household objects.
    — Christine Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2022
  • She is typically depicted as a powerful enchantress and a key antagonist in the stories surrounding King Arthur and his knights.
    — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 15 July 2024
  • But the journey doesn’t go smoothly, as Odysseus and his men encounter the cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens, and an enchantress named Circe, among other obstacles.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • As the women circle each other, Highsmith plumbs a range of female relationships—mother and daughter, mentor and protégée, furtive lovers, enchantress and the enchanted.
    — Megan Abbott, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
  • Pink has made Belle a bookworm whose intelligence and imagination give her the strength to cope with Beast — a prince turned monstrous by an enchantress' spell as punishment for his coldheartedness.
    — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2018
  • However, her version of the young enchantress won't be campy and lighthearted like Melissa Joan Hart's early 2000s sitcom.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Taylor-Joy reunites with her Witch director as a different kind of enchantress, Olga, a character Eggers prefers to keep somewhat a mystery.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2021
  • In 2019, Johnson made history as the first actor of color to take the Broadway stage as the bubbly, blond enchantress while understudying the coveted part.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Players will start out controlling a centaur with a whip as their dungeon manager, but eventually a dryad enchantress and monkey engineer can also be unlocked, with each master necessitating various styles of gameplay.
    — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2021
  • Meanwhile, Pearcy’s beautiful projections conjure everything from a medieval castle to creeping vines in a spooky forest inhabited by the fairy enchantress Morgan le Fay.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 7 June 2023
  • She's generally depicted as a mysterious and often unnamed enchantress who lives beneath a lake and is probably best known for bestowing Excalibur on King Arthur.
    — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2020
  • For the more refined enchantresses among us (here's to you, Anjelica Huston), look no further than a pore-refining charcoal mask and a vampy Charlotte Tilbury palette to strike a beguiling note.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2018
  • The dishware pyramid is topped by a twirly candle-holder meant to put you in mind of Kevin Lima’s snappy design for Lumière, the movie’s chief of the household staff who has been transformed into a lively candelabrum by a cruel enchantress.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Taking inspiration from the Greek enchantress Circe, the fragrance embodies her mythical characteristics of seduction and power, alongside rebellion and creation.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In Festival Opera’s new production of Handel’s 1735 opera, the deadly enchantress returns in a new production, with two concert performances June 13-14 and two staged performances June 19 and 21.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • In Festival Opera’s new production of Handel’s 1735 opera, the deadly enchantress returns in a new production, with two performances by the company in collaboration with the San Francisco Early Music Society.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Best known for comedy series like Community (2009-15) and GLOW (2017-19), Alison Brie is taking on the role of Evil-Lyn, an insidious enchantress who serves as Skeletor’s main accomplice.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026

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