evil eye

Definition of evil eyenext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for evil eye
Noun
  • The opioid crisis is a pox on our house and needs to be solved before the winter freeze hits.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
  • For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But beneath this viral joke among African Americans lurks a hidden history of slavery, voodoo, and rebellion.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Instead of voodoo shops and witches potions, there was free family-friendly events and merchanside proceeds being given to local scholarships.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In part, this is just a curse of timing for the tournaments being played.
    The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In Jujutsu Kaisen, heroic jujutsu sorcerers wage war against demonic creatures called curses and the curse users, who wield jujutsu powers for evil.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • During this spell, Boland barely gave a thing away.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Lydia Ko went through such a spell.
    Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Evil eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evil%20eye. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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