How to Use vampire in a Sentence

vampire

noun
Definition of vampirenext
Synonyms for vampirenext
  • The vampire thing is just sort of the backdrop of his life.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
  • For saying the vampire’s lines, this seemed to help Moody.
    — Susan Degrane, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
  • The Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is one of those vampires.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 22 Mar. 2024
  • There is a Black man playing a vampire, and that's fine.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
  • His gothic-Catholic creation is awash equally in the blood of Christ and the blood of the vampire.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2021
  • This look is for the vampire that other vampires are afraid of.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The trick is getting the drop on a vampire who's older, stronger, and quicker.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Isadora Moon is about a kid that’s half fairy and half vampire.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • Among those competing for the prize were a Cat in the Hat, a pirate, a Taco Cat, a witch and a vampire.
    — Nhat V. Meyer, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Twilight fans may be quick to connect the first name to a vampire in the series named Caius.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 28 May 2024
  • And don’t confuse me for a vampire, or a werewolf howling at the moon.
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Try the ghost, bat and pumpkin, vampire and bat or Halloween hayride sets.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • Which new vampire show is right for you this spooky season?
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Choose from black cat, vampire, Frankenstein, and jack-o-lantern styles.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Child's play: This newly turned vampire just had to go and try to get others.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 July 2024
  • It was named for a Vietnamese word for vampire–Ma cà rồng–since the males have fang-like incisors.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Dec. 2023
  • But why did so much vampire hysteria spring up in the first place?
    — Stanley Stepanic, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2021
  • There’s the 1931 Dracula film during which Renfield and the legendary vampire sail to the city.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Most of the time, a gun-toting, vampire-killing Snoop Dogg would easily be the coolest part of a Netflix movie.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Other characters in the story are some of the manor’s staff, a werewolf and a vampire.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The new girl in school quickly falls for the mysterious kid in her class... who turns out to be a vampire.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 16 Nov. 2022
  • And this is when, in San Francisco in 1973, Daniel asked Louis to turn him into a vampire.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Fans will have to wait just a little bit longer for Jared Leto's vampire movie Morbius.
    — Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 4 Jan. 2022
  • The character of Claudia, the child vampire who first appears in episode 3, has been aged up — again.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Van Helsing—Wesley Snipes is the slayer no vampire wants to mess with.
    — Claudia Guthrie, ELLE, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The makeup applied to Max Schreck, who plays the titular vampire holds up to this day.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The Poosh founder may have turned into a vampire with red eyes and spidery lashes that reach all the way up to her new blunt fringe.
    — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 22 July 2022
  • The former couple met and fell in love while filming the first movie in the hit vampire franchise, which was released in 2008.
    — Alexandra Hurtado, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
  • With all the quick pans and zooms and shakes that react to the antics of the show’s vampires (and friends), Jones told IndieWire anything less doesn’t read on camera.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The top picks include a cat, cow, vampire, and a rhinestone spider graphic liner look.
    — Essence, 21 Oct. 2024

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