How to Use sorcery in a Sentence

sorcery

noun
  • There was a time when Chris could pass off an eclipse as his own sorcery.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
  • And a lot of them were sword and sorcery movies from Europe.
    — Bear McCreary, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • She was found guilty of heresy and sorcery in 1441.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • What kind of sorcery is going on in that halftime locker room?
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The speedy service makes one wonder what manner of sorcery is about in the kitchen.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
  • As a metaphor of the thirst for success, this domestic sorcery is pure gold.
    — Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Classic sword and sorcery stories have a special place in our hearts.
    — Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Much like a sorcery, an instant is also played from your hand for a one-time effect.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 19 Feb. 2019
  • Midway through the film, the secrets of Dolezal's sorcery are made clear.
    — Jason Parham, WIRED, 4 May 2018
  • But by some sorcery, my fingerprints do not show on the outer shell of the laptop at all.
    — Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
  • By then, what had passed for the aesthetic sorcery of the movement had petered out.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Sam uses her sorcery to help advance her husband’s career and for chores around the house.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • For actor Michael Gambon, there was a bit of sorcery at work, too.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The resemblance is so strong that some magical sorcery must be afoot.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Everyone should be on high alert for Spurs sorcery this summer.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 27 June 2017
  • That’s not to say that all of the swords and sorcery mean that Metaphor doesn’t explore real-world issues.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
  • No doubt, the most surprising aspect of the story is the accused’s claims of sorcery.
    — Time, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Endgame sorceries, mob-melting moves, and ground-shaking incantations can be yours in next to no time.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
  • There’s a wide array of decorations inside that help the coffee shop live up to the sorcery of its name.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Last year, in Zimbabwe, a man stoned his 71-year-old uncle to death for sorcery.
    — Evan Fraser, Foreign Affairs, 16 Aug. 2015
  • But mostly for Circe there is solitude in this sphere of her own, and all the time in the world to develop her sorcery.
    — Laura Collins-Hughes, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • This is a sword-and-sorcery show at heart, and the season 1 finale was the best kind of epic fantasy battle.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Fantilli followed and used a swirl of sorcery and stick moves before beating Silovs.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Even the fantasy world of JJK sorcery techniques gets a shoutout.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 28 June 2024
  • Sunday was about more than sorcery from Brad Stevens and Marcus Smart's lack of fear.
    — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 14 May 2018
  • He was introduced to Viking culture through the sword-and-sorcery lyrics of the heavy-metal band Manowar.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Nov. 2021
  • The Potter books, and the movies made from them, are at heart coming-of-age stories adorned with some fanciful sorcery.
    — A.a. Dowd, The Week, 20 Apr. 2022
  • But the adrenaline rush and the haunting sorcery and ceremony stuck, like the tattoos on the men’s backs.
    — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2018
  • The design leans on physics-heavy melee, spell schools and a handcrafted world of ruins, with build pillars across stealth, agility and sorcery.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Dated to more than 1,600 years ago, the item may have been used to predict the future and practice sorcery.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023

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