abracadabra

Example Sentences

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If retirement funds get to omit the costs of BDCs from their own reported expenses, surely private-equity, venture-capital, hedge funds and other “alternative” vehicles will demand the same abracadabra treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Two months ago, the state’s highest court nonetheless yelled abracadabra and changed the deadline to Nov. 6, while making postmarks optional.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2020

During one upcoming scene, as the pair displays wand skills with Daniel Radcliffe, Robinson plays to every lens, dashing across the stage and tumbling over the furniture to make the most of every abracadabra.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2019

There's charm and smarts to the healthy positivity, but without the balancing sting of the earlier sections, the intended abracadabra goes up in smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2018

A huge part of me wants to text back abracadabra because that would make such a great line in a movie, wouldn’t it?

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King