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
“Late Night With the Devil,” a sly, aw-shucksy chiller from sibling filmmakers Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, is a clever reminder that the entertainment business was built on hocus-pocus.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
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
Chloe Benjamin’s second novel, “The Immortalists,” is one of those hocus-pocus experiences — and, appropriately, it has magic at its core.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2018
“I knew it! I knew all you guys were going to crack up someday if you didn’t quit fooling around with this hocus-pocus stuff.”
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
