witch doctor
Example Sentences
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"Kane curse lifted", the paper says, referring to England captain Harry Kane, who came under a "curse" from a "witch doctor".
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
What I remember about “Grey’s” — I was that girl that people would say, “Can you play like a witch doctor on Monday?” or “Can you have this weird disease?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
In Namibia, “for a witch doctor to make a ruling on whether or not you are a witch, you have to pay him a lot of money,” Holtzhausen says.
From Scientific American ● May 31, 2023
French media reports said Pogba told investigators the extortionists wanted to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappe — an allegation denied by Pogba.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
They had taken her to a witch doctor, who had pinched her thin arms and rubbed a thick paste on them.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
