supernatural ability

collocation in English

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supernatural
adjective
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/ˌsuː.pəˈnætʃ.ər.əl/us
/ˌsuː.pɚˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
caused by forces that cannot be explained ...
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ability
noun[C or U]
uk
/əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
the physical or mental power or skill needed to ...
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(Definition ofsupernaturalandabilityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Now she has thesupernaturalabilityto create blizzards.
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The boy got hissupernaturalabilitywhen he accidentally stumbles into the crash between two asteroids.
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Each has a uniquesupernaturalabilitysuch as super-strength, enhanced hearing and sight, invisibility, and pyrokinesis, as well as a weakness.
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His loss of thissupernaturalabilityis ascribed to kotodama.
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This gift is used in conjunction with that of the gift of tonguesthesupernaturalabilityto speak in a language (tongue) unknown to the speaker.
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The two faces looking in opposite directions symbolize thesupernaturalabilityof the gle to see in all directions.
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Sayaka has asupernaturalabilityto foresee the future.
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On the other hand, the crime was solved with asupernaturalabilitythat no normal human possesses.
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She gets reassigned to the lost and found department, where she discovers that she's gained thesupernaturalabilityto see ghosts connected to the objects left behind there.
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While many of the characters are humans with superhuman strength and/or supernatural abilities, the cast also includes anthropomorphic animals and later, extraterrestrial lifeforms.
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Many of the characters are humans with superhuman strength, speed and/or supernatural abilities.
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He is swiftly lobotomized, but due to his supernatural abilities, recovers from it.
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When possessing a body, dextriers can use a number of supernatural abilities, including flight, fire-breathing, and enhanced strength.
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As in many other traditions around the world, cats are frequently objects of fear and mistrust, with various supernatural abilities ascribed to them.
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They live in the countryside because their parents were unable to deal with their supernatural abilities; their grandfather is an expert in such affairs.
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For the program, tests were created by the production company with the stated goal of assessing contestants' supernatural abilities.
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They use supernatural abilities to fight off organizations and entities in the dark back alleys of the city.
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Their supernatural abilities came in the form of control over fire, as well as their ability to contact other evil spirits.
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Amidst these conflicts, characters often gain allies, find romance, and, in some cases, develop or discover supernatural abilities of their own.
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He goes anyway because he believes his faith and supernatural abilities will protect him.
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