How to Use satanic in a Sentence

satanic

adjective
  • Smith also donned a satanic top hat, as huge flames heated up the stage.
    — Charna Flam, Variety, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Howard was nude with satanic symbols carved into his body.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Levi drops in a deep inhuman sound, like the roar of a satanic bellows.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the comics, Agatha has a satanic son named Nicholas Scratch.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
  • But a Supreme drop isn’t just about box-logo tees and satanic appliqué.
    — Sam Schube, GQ, 14 Aug. 2017
  • Some of the best satanic films treat him more as an abstract concept than a character.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • This yearslong wave of mass hysteria came to be known as the satanic panic.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The satanic quality of Anna is her need to move, to and fro in the earth and up and down in it.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Witches, and Americans, have come a long way since the days of satanic alarm.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • While the satanic panic is gone, it has not been wholly forgotten.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • When the woman reaches the end of her pregnancy she is stabbed in the stomach by a satanic cult.
    — Fox News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • To devise a bill that will criminalize the people who vote for you is satanic.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Police searched Hardin’s home and found a satanic bible and other books, as well as a washcloth soaked in blood.
    — Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Jan. 2018
  • The fate of the world hangs in the balance when a cleric battles an ancient satanic force for a young woman’s soul.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019
  • There has been a satanic priest, prostitutes, thieves and much else on the road to redemption and sainthood.
    — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The alt-right is contrary to the gospel of Jesus Christ and Satanic to the core.
    — Douglas Perry, OregonLive.com, 15 June 2017
  • Leon wasn't the only one sporting a satanic silhouette at the show either.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Their satanic majesties request your attention to this breaking news.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • But the scene is played for laughs with no promotion of a satanic theme or further mention of Satan.
    — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The satanic panic of the time was definitely at the spine of my character.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 2 June 2022
  • These satanic majesties request the pleasure of your company.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The sheriff said that the suspect is also allegedly linked to a neo-Nazi satanic group.
    — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Daniels himself played the satanic fiddle solo.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • That uncertainty gives her an almost satanic power over the people around her, as well as over the viewer.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
  • While that actually isn’t the plot of the second film, the remnants of the satanic panic do linger on today.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Another case of pushing a Satanic club or event in schools has popped up in Florida.
    — Christopher Quinn, ajc, 6 June 2017
  • But the group of satanic worshipping teens isn't the only that's off — an ad promoting the movie on Netflix is too.
    — Brianna Wiest, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2017
  • More effective as a driver of spooky action is Kane’s reading of the satanic panic.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Tips have poured in, with some of the more outlandish ones blaming satanic worshipers or the Islamic State.
    — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 13 May 2016
  • Police blamed a satanic cult and its leader, Carl Drew, was captured and sent to prison for life without parole.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022

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