karma

Example Sentences

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Asked whether she confronted the thief, she replied: "I just left it to karma".

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

A high-school English teacher near Houston was fired after she wrote on Facebook that she thought karma played a role in Kirk’s death, according to the lawsuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

As he says in the fourth Doll novel, which I’m currently writing: “Bad karma is my business model.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024

Other henchmen could be thinking about their own karma and how they may not be as lucky as Teflon Don.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024

A long time ago, Pa told me people should be good not because they are afraid of getting caught but because bad karma will follow them through their lifetime.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung