evil eye
Example Sentences
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Once killed out of fear of the evil eye, they’re now venerated.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
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
He had also conducted internet searches for voodoo and how to "remove the evil eye", police said.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 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
Sheed clenched his fists and gave Otto the evil eye, but did not stray from Evangeleen’s side.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
