jinx

Example Sentences

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Alexander Zverev ploughed into the Australian Open last eight on Sunday but said he "did not want to jinx it" as he bids to make the final for a second year in a row.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Because of that, I don't want to jinx the Black Cats by saying they will win... but it is also hard to make a case for Everton getting anything.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

With Frankenstein, he worries he’ll jinx the monster by talking too much about him, snuffing out the ineffable thing that he says fueled his performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Perhaps it was a jinx, but a little more than eight months later, the Gallagher brothers would call it quits on August 22, 2009, at the V Festival in Weston Park, England.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“He tried to jinx me, in case you didn’t notice!” fumed Harry.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling