incantation

Example Sentences

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To boost the placement of these companies’ products in AI results, Bailyn’s company plants a sort of magic incantation, known as a “brand authority statement,” on at least 10 websites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Latvian folk band Tautumeitas took a more ethereal approach with their close-harmony incantation Bur Man Laimi, which literally translates as "a chant for happiness".

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Ritual and incantation, along with the use of herbal remedies, have long been pervasive across all aspects of healthcare.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

It is a surprise that we haven’t already learned that the word is a fallible incantation.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas