plural genies also genii
ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 
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: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
Examples of genie in a Sentence
He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dana Taylor: Karen, politically speaking, the issue of a candidate's mental fitness is a genie that's hard to put back in the bottle.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
But that pixelated genie is out of the digital bottle.
—Deborah Alexander, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
All genies and djinns would like to be excluded from this narrative.
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—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
Not surprisingly, a comparable confrontation with the West today has brought the old genie out of the bottle—there are no more effective means.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
But that pixelated genie is out of the digital bottle.
—Deborah Alexander, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
All genies and djinns would like to be excluded from this narrative.
35.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 May 2024
Not surprisingly, a comparable confrontation with the West today has brought the old genie out of the bottle—there are no more effective means.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 25 May 2023
See all Example Sentences for genie
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genie. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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genie
noun
ge·nie
ˈjē-nē
: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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