black magic
Example Sentences
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He's told his players not to think the world is against them – nor to believe that the they are somehow cursed by "black magic".
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
“It was like magic the first time we sang together. Like some black magic voodoo sort of vibes,” Evan added.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
There’s something darkly compelling about watching someone discard the rules and norms that limit the rest of us, as if imperviousness to shame were a form of black magic.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023
“Could it be a genie, could be black magic? We’ll never know.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023
His eyes reminded me of a description of a gigantic Egyptian eye that was found in one of the pyramids I read about in a book on black magic.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
