evil eye
Example Sentences
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He slid out of his desk, giving the evil eye to Daniel, who said “What?” while putting more wet flour on his tongue.
From Literature
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The 21-year-old says a lot of her friends are the same and reference the "evil eye" as a reason for not posting their partners.
From BBC
“It’s fun,” she said of the custom hearts, cherries, pink octopuses and evil eyes she quilts and appliques on to sweatshirts.
From Los Angeles Times
“Nazar” is an Arabic word that refers to the concept of the “evil eye,” an envious glare believed to cause harm to those it falls on.
From Los Angeles Times
They were also sending “evil eyes” to the jurors as they were transfixed watching and listening to the back-and-forth between Cohen and the lawyers for the prosecution and the defense.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.