Example Sentences

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But still Athena must know the truth—she could not but be aware of the effect she had had on Lingard; she must know that without meaning it she had witched his heart away.

From Jane Oglander by Lowndes, Marie Belloc

This unfeeling conduct on her part roused the suspicion of the men, and they came to the conclusion that the old woman had witched the horse, and that she was the cause of its illness. 

From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Owen, Elias

So honest was he in his views, so learned and so unobtrusive, that he had witched away the heart of the House.

From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry

If a cow died at calving, she had witched it.

From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir

Under the circumstances she said Mrs. Williams had witched her.

From Folklore as an Historical Science by Gomme, George Laurence