hoodoo

Example Sentences

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You suspect even the watching Ant and Dec did not necessarily envisage that hoodoo ending on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Winger Corey Toole is confident the ACT Brumbies have what it takes to snap a 26-year hoodoo against the Canterbury Crusaders in Christchurch, drawing inspiration from their drought-breaking victory in Auckland last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Steve Harmison, a former Ashes-winning fast bowler for England, believes Root is on course to end his hoodoo.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

Seven times in five Tests Broad got Warner, part of an overall hoodoo of 17 dismissals.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

So feel I. Living in the Congo shakes open the prison house of my disposition and lets all the wicked hoodoo Adahs run forth.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver