How to Use vampire in a Sentence

vampire

noun
  • The vampire thing is just sort of the backdrop of his life.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Witches and vampires are two sides of the same coin in a way.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Ian Somerhalder is no stranger to the world of vampires.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • From there, Perryville went back to the ground and drained the clock like a vampire on a 30-day fast.
    Chris Jeter, baltimoresun.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • That's why getting a friend to join you to shoot demons and vampires is a good idea.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The truth would’ve burned like holy water on a vampire.
    Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2021
  • Ah, to go to prom with a vampire while wearing a leg cast.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 16 July 2021
  • 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
  • Even if that means setting her up on a date with a vampire...
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Isadora Moon is about a kid that’s half fairy and half vampire.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • The fanged vampire had bloodshot eyes and just a dab of blood coming out of her mouth.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • Memes popped up with Guthrie's face made to seem like a vampire or devil.
    David Bauder, Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • In the meantime, fans can look forward to Army of Thieves, the anime spinoff, and vampire thriller Day Shift.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 6 July 2021
  • 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
  • But the show’s constraints still held on making the vampires look a little dead.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The last world of Epic Universe is themed to Monsters like Frankenstein, werewolves, vampires, and more.
    Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The solution seems to be that the Be star and the white dwarf are sharing material, taking turns feeding off one another like vampires.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 20 Feb. 2025

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