evil eye
Example Sentences
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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
It keeps the evil eye away from you.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022
"We recite Koranic verses and blow on him to cast away the evil eye," he told AFP.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022
A corno looks like a tiny chili pepper, but it’s a small, twisted red horn, meant to ward off the evil eye and any curses to your manliness.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
