Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
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An overarching concern for all involved is that more such communications will come out that will prove a pox on everyone’s houses, so to speak.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025 -
That’s why squirrel fibromatosis is also known as squirrel pox.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the fourth inning, the Bronx voodoo swirled in the night sky.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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This poor dude is stuck taking over his father’s — a father who left when Frank was 2 — New Orleans restaurant when one of the employees puts a voodoo spell over him.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whether that money becomes a blessing or a curse may depend less on the number of zeros than on the method of transfer.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Cubs fell behind, three games to one, but then went into curse-buster mode … and won Game 5 (at Wrigley), Game 6 (in Cleveland) and Game 7 (in Cleveland).—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Who would not raise a glass to the memory of so vexed a merrymaker, under whose spell the city is transformed into an exotic pastoral?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Wilshere retired from playing in 2022 following a spell with Danish side Aarhus.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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