The witches," Miranda explained, "appear briefly, but they are hugely important.

The three witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth appear at the beginning of the story.

Sterren said nothing, but mentally filed it away for future reference that the witches and the wizards did not appear to like each other much.

There remained the fact that witches appeared to hold a cynical view of truth.

In his many lives he had seen witches appear to enjoy music.

His mother warns him not to take the graveyard shortcut because it's Friday the 13th, a new moon night, and witches might appear.

The kettle gave three flashes, and at every flash another witch appeared in the room.

The kneeling witch appeared to be holding a black go stone.

Then isolated pine witches would appear, and make their rigid gestures at me as I passed.

The witches would appear upon drawing a card, drawn after each roll of the die, which then instructs the player what to do.