evil eye

Example Sentences

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The 21-year-old says a lot of her friends are the same and reference the "evil eye" as a reason for not posting their partners.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

Once killed out of fear of the evil eye, they’re now venerated.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Depictions of roses, a skull, a goat and a Santería evil eye dance around them, illuminated in sepia spotlights and looking like they could have come straight from a deck of tarot cards.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023

The court’s opinion in that case struck down a law that was found to be “applied and administered by public authority with an evil eye and an unequal hand.”

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

I gave her the evil eye right back and gathered my things quickly before she had a chance to grab anything else.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez