evil eye
Example Sentences
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"I wouldn't post him to prevent someone accidentally putting their jealousy, even if it's unintentional and subconscious, as evil eye onto my relationship," says Athera.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
Depictions of roses, a skull, a goat and a Santería evil eye dance around them, illuminated in sepia spotlights and looking like they could have come straight from a deck of tarot cards.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2023
Roberts disingenuously implies that colleges and universities, like Yick Wo’s persecutors, discriminate “with an evil eye and an unequal hand.”
From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023
It keeps the evil eye away from you.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
After a while, she says, “Yes, Alegra, you can go. And I will pray for you and keep the evil eye away.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
