superstition

Example Sentences

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We’ll all find out together if, with the original stock market superstition, life actually imitates art.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Donatello, the embodiment of an Old World defined more by superstition than piety and by tradition than goodness, lacks the character to withstand Miriam’s inner darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Lindo starts rapping on the wood table separating us and doesn’t stop until I ask if he’s a man given to superstition.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

While thoroughly grounded in training and technique as a world champion athlete, there is also superstition and a little bit of music sprinkled in the mix.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Comets have always evoked fear and awe and superstition.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan