black magic

Example Sentences

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“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

And in a significant departure, Wainwright dabbles in the supernatural: Her heroine, the commoner Nell Jackson, can summon otherworldly strength and agility to battle the black magic wielded by her higher-born foes.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024

But nothing could recapture that old black magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2023

“Could it be a genie, could be black magic? We’ll never know.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

So that was the way Set started—Set the god of evil and black magic.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder