demon
noun
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
demons
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pluralof demon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Meloni is a comedy king, the best part of “Wet Hot American Summer,” while Hargitay earned a laugh with a clip of her early work in “Ghoulies,” a schlocky horror movie about toilet demons.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
The resulting movie, which opens in US theaters on Friday, promises to take audiences into the Further -- and bring back the demons who live there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
In staging Aithra’s magical manifestations, Mr. Räth and choreographer Catherine Galasso made their inner demons visible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Dan Sullivan — and, no, it’s not about a candidate living a double life or wrestling demons within himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
Maybe the demons had good reason, because as I watched, the felines' hisses and purrs deepened into rumbling growls and they grew bigger, becoming...big cats.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
