the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell
some people believe that Satan can successfully tempt almost anyone with lies and flattery
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Recent Examples of SatanFor two wins back to back against Satan who was attempting to attack my family.—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 1 May 2025 Accompanied by Foo Fighters bandmate keyboardist Rami Jaffee, as well as Studio 606 engineer and drummer John Lousteau and Birds of Satan bassist Wiley Hodgden, the quartet had some help from a few of their famous friends as well.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Apr. 2025 Hungarian director, screenwriter, and producer Béla Tarr (Damnation, Satan’s Tango, The Man From London) served as the president of the jury for the Forward Future program.—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025 Originally intended to do for Marvel’s supernatural corner what the Netflix shows did for street-level heroes, the Hulu show about the son of Satan was hamstrung prior to its release by the folding of Marvel Television into Marvel Studios.—Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Satan
Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
Assign a devil’s advocate to challenge views and ensure richer discussions.
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Snakes abound in the megaliths unearthed at the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe in present-day Turkey, where Neolithic peoples attached special significance to serpents roughly 10,000 years ago.
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Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
The guests of the White Lotus Ko Samui don’t just have serpents on the brain.
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