hocus-pocus
Example Sentences
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One loaf, and she was a shoo-in for the baker’s job, though I suspect she may have knocked out the competition with some hocus-pocus, too, if rumors are to be believed.”
From Literature
Sometimes this hocus-pocus worked wonders; at other times it felt like cheap tricks.
From Los Angeles Times
Until we all pay attention to what matters, the fee hocus-pocus will never stop.
“You don’t need any hocus-pocus. All you need to do is focus.”
From Literature
The happy resolution is earned by more than hocus-pocus.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
