witch-hunting
- a word derived from witch hunt.
- a word derived from witch-hunt.
Example Sentences
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“Trying to end witch-hunting is a challenge and we should not romanticise it in any way by trying to say: ‘Oh, it's part of our culture,’” Dr Igwe says.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
Laws against witch-hunting, such as those passed in a number of Indian states, make it easier to prosecute people who accuse others of witchcraft.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
Historians have traced connections between peaks of the Little Ice Age and spikes in witch-hunting activities.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In her first book, Newton, a critic and essayist, digs deep into her family’s past, from Depression-era Texas to witch-hunting Massachusetts, not flinching at what she sees.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022
“Ambuya says witch-hunting is a way to get rid of people nobody likes. She says it’s illegal in Zimbabwe.”
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
