evil eye
Example Sentences
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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 • 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
The court’s opinion in that case struck down a law that was found to be “applied and administered by public authority 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
I had seen them speer at the fellow, and put out their twa fingers when they saw him, to guard against the evil eye.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
