genie
noun
jinn.
genies
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pluralof genie.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The entire industry is an illusion: actors, dialogue, costumes, sets, editing, even the magic of performers appearing on small screens with a snap, like genies summoned to amuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
For centuries there have been stories that it harboured jinns, or genies.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021
Great stylists, like Amis, reinvigorate our perception of the physical world by defamiliarizing it, describing, for example, the steam that rises from the grates in New York City sidewalks as “meat-eating genies of subway breath.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
I try to play two small roles at these annual events: One, I help my friends make sure the various Princess Elsas, dragons, Pokémon and genies do not wander too close to a burning gourd.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2019
After all, giants, witches, and genies were one thing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
