conjuring
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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But private money managers have been conjuring up new debt instruments faster than thinly stretched state insurance commissioners can rein them in, and the regulatory process sometimes resembles a game of whac-a-mole.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Those ideas were made manifest in lavish PR material conjuring up fantastical landscapes that attracted reams of coverage that mingled awe and derision.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
Teddy Thompson possesses one of those voices, a golden, vivid instrument capable of conjuring joy — though not in excess; he’s English — and caverns of heartache.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
Porkalob wholly immerses herself in the world she’s conjuring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
Hitting something from twenty paces waren’t nothing, but I wondered if I should miss one or two of ’em on purpose so’s the Preacher wouldn’t see no signs of conjuring.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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