grand inquisitor
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The king is trapped between his own power and that of the Catholic Church, wielded by a 90-year-old, blind grand inquisitor.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022
Kromberg is the government's grand inquisitor in cases of terrorism and national security.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2021
“He is crushing it in the polls,” beamed Palin, the obverse to Fox’s grand inquisitor, Megyn Kelly.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2015
And whose limbs got buried where The grand inquisitor unearths deeply.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2012
“It is impossible,” returned the grand inquisitor, while his words went like ice-shafts to the hearts of the unhappy women.
From Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds
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