Citations:Voldemortesque

English citations of Voldemortesque and Voldemort-esque

Adjective: "having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling"

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• 2007, Steven Wells, "Will the B******s benefit from America's duocultural disaster?", The Guardian, 13 August 2007:

  Fortunately this last incident concerned recently-deceased former San Francisco Giants pitcher Ron Beck - rather than You Know Who, the Voldemortesque English soccer import.

• 2007, "Favorite Canuck (U.S. division)", National Post, 27 October 2007:

  Canadians don't want an election. "This is a country that is electioned out," the Voldemortesque Michael Ignatieff said recently.

• 2010, Jess Touschek, "Inanities", The Cambridge Student (University of Cambridge), 25 February 2010, page 12:

  Forget the need for a 'subtle palate' – unless I somehow develop a Voldemort-esque command over the laws of physics, the standard kettle/toaster/microwave combo won't cope with the ambition of 'grilled butterflied monkfish with a sweet runnerbean stew.'

• 2011, Hayley Battenberg, "I Am Number Four", Northwest Passage (Western Oregon University), Volume 42, Issue 11, 11 March 2011, page 9:

  The Mogadorians are Voldemort-esque in appearance, they are truly villainous and terrifying.

• 2011, Buzz Weekly, Volume 9, Number 26, 14 July 2011, page 2:

  For the sake of not doing evil, Voldemort-esque journalism, we want to give a shout out to Ball St.

• 2012, Rachel Sklar, "Santorum Surges! Can He Take New Hampshire?", Mother Jones, 4 January 2012:

  There are two reasons for this, both of which come down to the GOP's massive distaste for Mitt Romney: 1) Santorum's speech and sudden reframing as a relatable, warm-blooded embodiment of the American Dream; and 2) Newt Gingrich's all-consuming, Voldemortesque pledge to destroy Romney for all eternity.

• 2012, Karen De Villiers, "In the leaving", The South African, Issue 445, 10 January 2012 - 16 January 2012, page 6:

  January is when most dwellers are seriously starting to look rather Voldemortesque avec alabaster lustre.

• 2012, "Talking Teaching with Orange Language Academy", In VLC, 15 February 2012 - 14 March 2012, page 17:

  I find it to be the perfect reinforcement of the 'those who shall not be named,' Voldemort-esque phrasal verbs that normally cause collective groaning and near-hernia inducing panic within the classroom.

• 2012, Troy Rawhiti-Forbes, "Halo FUD: Becoming the hunted", The New Zealand Herald, 6 November 2012:

  Titanic creatures made of a mass of living worms and interlocking armour, and armed with cannons that shoot Voldemortesque blasts of green evil, the live-action Hunters make their mark on this series finale with terrifying authority.

• 2012, Juliana Chang, "Skyfall: James Bond Does It Again", Blue & Gold (Taipei American School), Volume 19, Issue 3,10 December 2012, page 12:

  Although he wasn't threatening or scary, Silva had a way of making people feel terribly uncomfortable, whether it was with the whispery Voldemort-esque voice or the creepy way he smiled every time someone pointed a gun at his head.

• 2013, Jef Akst, "Review: Errors of the Human Body", The Scientist, 11 April 2013:

  Then, a Voldemortesque colleague steals the gene from the axolotl lab and develops a technique to splice it into to^[sic] mouse DNA.

• 2013, Michael Mastarciyan, "The one-piece", S-Magazine, Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2013, page 56:

  It's skiing's dirty little fashion secret — the Voldemortesque “he who must not be named” that lurks deep in the darkest closet of the alpine apparel world.