hocus-pocus
Example Sentences
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Until we all pay attention to what matters, the fee hocus-pocus will never stop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The happy resolution is earned by more than hocus-pocus.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Even up close, it was impossible to tell whether it was all sleight of hand or real hocus-pocus.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021
Chloe Benjamin’s second novel, “The Immortalists,” is one of those hocus-pocus experiences — and, appropriately, it has magic at its core.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2018
One loaf, and she was a shoo-in for the baker’s job, though I suspect she may have knocked out the competition with some hocus-pocus, too, if rumors are to be believed.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
