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- noun Plural form of
banshee .
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Examples
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He says that what happens with the banshees is no concern of his.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to Write a Novel Synopsis 2009
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That is down right laughable considering the way they ran shrieking like a pack of banshees from the building after that car back fired!
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• More on Karl McCartney, the new Tory MP for Lincoln, who calls Labour women "banshees".
Diary 2010
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Toss in a protracted, migraine-inducing blur of swooping "banshees" (i.e.: dragons ripped straight from Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series; I hope she sues), and a bunch of mutant beasts which are, frankly, rather stupid-looking, and this "Pandora" really ain't no great shakes.
Gregory Weinkauf: Avatar: Why Cameron's Flick Kinda Actually Sucks 2010
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Cameron insisted on devising a plausible method for the Na'vi to ride the "banshees," since the creatures 'wings precluded the use of saddles.
SFGate: Top News Stories Michael Ordoña 2009
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Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."
WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News 2009
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Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."
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Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms _ giant plants with a defense mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."
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Zemeckis 'films have the look of animation, but Cameron set out to create a photorealistic world filled with alien lifeforms - giant plants with a defence mechanism that sucks them into the ground in an instant, flying reptilian "banshees" that can be ridden like horses, six-legged beasts of burden called "direhorses."
JAM! Showbiz 2009
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Toss in a protracted, migraine-inducing blur of swooping "banshees" (i.e.: dragons ripped straight from Anne McCaffrey's
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