conjuring
Britishnoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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If older couples start arguing about money, their tax preparer can try to defuse tensions by looking ahead and conjuring a worst-case scenario.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
An Oxford-educated philosopher from rural Scotland, Askell is perhaps just what one might imagine when conjuring the BFF of a futuristic technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
A second-string Australia attack always found a way of conjuring - or being gifted - a wicket.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025
He pressed his hand to his forehead, conjuring up a coolness that would not come.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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