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

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’m in two classes with her, and she always gives me the evil eye from afar.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen