malediction

Example Sentences

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Mr. Badoglio then spent three months entreating his cemetery spirits to undo the malediction, until Mr. Zeffirelli was able to begin filming again.

From New York Times

Despite this Sisyphean malediction, with each call for new proposals, the community still tries to push its boulder back to the mountaintop.

From Scientific American

A salvor who declines to donate their winnings to the poor no longer risks “the curse and malediction of our mother the holy church,” as the law was written in the 1100s.

From Washington Post

James, 13, who was eliminated during Wednesday’s third round by the word “malediction,” said the opportunity to meet people and represent his home have been the most rewarding parts of the contest.

From Washington Post

But her writing, once you acclimate to its gargoyle extravagance, has the power of malediction.

From New York Times