How to Use jinx in a Sentence

jinx

1 of 2 noun

• That guy is a jinx.
• She threatened to put a jinx on him.
• He felt like he'd finally broken the jinx.
• This energy can even cause a jinx, curses or even death.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
• That could change this year; at least three of those teams have a real chance of breaking the jinx.
  — Victor Mather, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2016
• The entire home run derby jinx is urban legend, with no facts to back it up.
  — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 9 July 2019
• Thankfully for them, the original court storm was not a jinx.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
• Of course, ending the first-round playoff jinx will be the key, as Martinez knows.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2018
• But gifs, jokes, and jinxes aside, the thread was chock-full of folk remedies used to banish headaches and migraines.
  — Evelyn Wang, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2017
• Despite the storied history of the jinx, there are many outliers.
  — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• When told of the unfortunate jinx moment, Fowler laughed.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
• Maybe, just maybe, she had been hit with the Sports Illustrated cover jinx.
  — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2019
• Wait a minute, the Sports Illustrated jinx isn’t real at all.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• Baseball jinxes are baloney, but the strong run the 28-year-old Shackelford is on is for real.
  — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 14 Sep. 2017
• So while the Cubs may have had a black cat jinx, Flood was never too worried about that old black magic himself.
  — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Turns out Danhausen isn’t the only celebrity throwing down jinxes.
  — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
• An old jinx could be disproved, and history would be written if Mendelssohn wears the garland of red roses.
  — Beth Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2018
• And the Radio Waves jinx has been especially strong on morning shows.
  — Ben Fong-Torres, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 2018
• But these low-risk hi jinx will encourage your own littles to try new things and take chances for the adventure of learning and saving friends.
  — Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
• As the liquid erupted, the jinx-free silence that had lingered in the clubhouse was finally broken.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
• Players began twiddling the tips of their fingers in Yates’s direction, as if trying to cast a jinx.
  — Seth Berkman, New York Times, 28 June 2016
• There is no sophomore jinx or drop-off in talent in second-year defensive tackle Michael Pierce.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 31 July 2017
• Plus, a look at how several stars this decade, including Sam Smith, are beating the sophomore jinx.
  — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2017
• Is there a greater jinx going than being universally declared the best team in the wide-open NFC?
  — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
• Naturally, twitter was extremely excited for the end of the jinx.
  — Nihal Kolur, SI.com, 3 July 2018
• So don’t think some kind of favorite jinx might derail Ohio State quarterbacks Justin Fields this season.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2020
• Ancient Greeks at the original Olympics wrote jinxes against their rivals on lead strips and ate raw testicles before events.
  — The Economist, 7 Sep. 2017
• The Samba Nation have an opportunity to break that jinx today.
  — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 5 July 2026
• Is this an attempt at a reverse jinx to repay my karmic debt from my 2012 World Series prediction?
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
• After the Three Lions ended the jinx, fans couldn't contain their excitement and reacted by throwing beer in the air.
  — Jenna West, SI.com, 3 July 2018

jinx

2 of 2 verb

• His luck has been so bad he feels jinxed.
• I thought they were going to win but I didn't say so because I didn't want to jinx them.
• But that might have jinxed Ecuador.
  — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 15 June 2026
• The place, as any Liberian will tell you, is both haunted and jinxed.
  — Helene Cooper, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2017
• But maybe, just maybe, Kelce has already jinxed himself?
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
• Quintana didn’t want to jinx it and say anything to his family.
  — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2019
• So, afraid that switching the $20 ticket might jinx her chances, the woman kept it.
  — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
• Frequent changes or unpredictable events can jinx your efforts.
  — oregonlive, 7 Apr. 2020
• At the risk of jinxing the Pelicans the rest of the way, this series looks over.
  — NOLA.com, 19 Apr. 2018
• Nobody wants to jinx anything, nobody wants to make any assumptions.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 8 June 2018
• In an attempt to not jinx himself, Doncic raised his right hand again and twice tapped his knuckles to his head.
  — Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2022
• Of all the seasons Russell Wilson has played in the league, this would be the worst one to jinx him.
  — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2018
• But jinxing is a very important science in the space reporting field.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 24 Apr. 2018
• Borschberg had been nervous not to jinx the final leg of the mission, and his fear would later be considered foresight.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 7 July 2013
• Hart stopped short of making any predictions to avoid jinxing Villanova.
  — Tania Ganguli, latimes.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• This column is mostly just an attempt to jinx us into something resembling real drama over the next two weeks.
  — Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 30 May 2018
• Grant instead heard whispers from teammates and got a couple of exclamatory high fives, but there was no jinxing him.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
• At the risk of jinxing it, January is kicking off with nearly perfect winter weather.
  — OregonLive.com, 2 Jan. 2018
• Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera knocked on the table to avoid jinxing his good fortune.
  — Jourdan Rodrigue, charlotteobserver, 15 Sep. 2017
• The next season, a billboard near their hotel greeted the Cowboys boasting that Dallas would be jinxed by being forced to wear blue again.
  — Teresa M. Walker, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2019
• The New Republic’s Walter Shapiro just jinx the entire country?
  — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
• She was given the opportunity to ditch the headband for the finale, but then was reminded that cooking without wearing one might jinx her.
  — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2021
• Page has a number of exciting projects coming up, and even more exciting rumors swirling around, but the private star won't jinx anything with speculation.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 May 2021
• Footballers tend to be superstitious, and Arsenal’s players have been wary of jinxing a potential title.
  — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 May 2026
• Although interest is widespread, insiders won't discuss it publicly for fear of jinxing their favorite candidates.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 30 June 2017
• Although the hospital executive offered to explain the situation if Oberst called back, Oberst didn't want to jinx it.
  — Rebekah L. Sanders, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
• The breaking of the Western Conference finals jinx last spring also puts an end to the question that the Clippers can be built for a championship.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
• Sports scientists have yet to determine the jinxing powers of your humble Sliders correspondent.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• Lobbing up prayers at the end of Game 7 last year, having his wife jinx us on twitter, inserting his unwanted opinion into politics and overall stealing our mojo.
  — Daniel Mano, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2017
• Not to jinx things, but Díaz tore a tendon in his knee while celebrating a victory in the 2023 WBC and missed the season.
  — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026