hoodoo

Example Sentences

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James Slipper scored a try in his 200th Super Rugby match as the ACT Brumbies broke a 26-year hoodoo on Sunday with a 50-24 hammering of the Canterbury Crusaders.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Winger Corey Toole is confident the ACT Brumbies have what it takes to snap a 26-year hoodoo against the Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch, drawing inspiration from their drought-breaking victory in Auckland last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Seven times in five Tests Broad got Warner, part of an overall hoodoo of 17 dismissals.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Joined by a lyrical harmonica and Caton’s vocals, it’s music that almost lets the audience smell the cotton fields and country roads and smoke-filled hoodoo huts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

I must be the only one free of your hoodoo bad luck.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool