cast a spell on
Example Sentences
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Years ago, when they were feeling lost and directionless and leaning too heavily on their vices, Edgar Fabián Frías cast a spell on themself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
French media reports said Pogba told investigators the extortionists wanted to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappe — an allegation denied by Pogba.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Wandering through the wooded park today, it is easy to see how the place must have cast a spell on Olmstead and the city officials who argued for its purchase.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Three years after his death, Gcabashe returned to the singer's hometown, claiming he had been kidnapped by a witchdoctor who had cast a spell on him and held him in a cave with zombies.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2016
The Ultra-Glide cast a spell on all of the Weird Watsons.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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