Definition of sorceressnext
as in witch
a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers asked the sorceress to cast an evil spell over the village

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Recent Examples of sorceress Back at Montecalvo — where the surviving sorceresses are still picking up the pieces after the battle with Vilgefortz — things are calmer, though the stakes are arguably even higher. Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Across its run, The Witcher has traced the uneasy bond between Geralt of Rivia (Liam Hemsworth), the monster hunter bound by destiny; Ciri (Freya Allan), the princess whose power could save or destroy worlds; and Yennefer (Anya Chalotra), the sorceress torn between ambition and love. Jp Mangalindan, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 Chalotra still excels at giving Yennefer a desperate rage that makes her sorceress scenes visceral and exciting. Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025 First introduced to the Great White Way in 2003, Wicked is a a prequel to The Wizard of Oz that examines how the green-skinned Elphaba (Erivo) became the Wicked Witch of the West, as well as the sorceress Glinda’s (Grande) trajectory to becoming known as the Good Witch. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorceress
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Noun
  • When medicine can't treat her cancer, a dying youngster (Zelda Adams) reaches out to a forest witch (Toby Poser) who uses dark magic to cheat death, but there's a serious cost involved in this rich and artfully crafted scary movie.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There’s literal witches and second sight in his plays.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The women in the corps are swans because of a spell cast on them by a sorcerer named von Rothbart.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The board voted unanimously 10-10 to hand Mickey’s famous sorcerer’s hat to D’Amaro.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026

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“Sorceress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorceress. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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