Example Sentences

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Add liberal doses of djinn and divine relics, and you have yourself a stew.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

This impulse is an ancient one: The idea that one might bind a djinn, create a golem or manipulate a god or fairy to do your bidding is inscribed deep in the human imagination.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

Miller and co-writer Augusta Gore preserve the stories the djinn tells Alithea while more or less scrapping the rest of the text.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

The djinn turns back the clock 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

“My people call them djinn, but I believe humans refer to them as genies.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley