hocus-pocus
Example Sentences
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Until we all pay attention to what matters, the fee hocus-pocus will never stop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
The happy resolution is earned by more than hocus-pocus.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023
Even up close, it was impossible to tell whether it was all sleight of hand or real hocus-pocus.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021
They appeal also, perhaps, for the same reason astrology, numerology and other hocus-pocus systems do: because it’s fun to divide people into categories.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2019
"And what makes you so sure that science is so reliable? Or that the university crowd has any better answers than the hocus-pocus gang?"
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
