jinx
Example Sentences
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The last thing we need is to have Plaschke jinx another one of our local teams.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026
The economy may have stuck the soft landing, but nobody wants to jinx it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
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
"I don't want to jinx it, but I feel like it's gone very, very well," says Ricky.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
The jinx broke: The dust-figure exploded again, and it was impossible to make out the newcomer through the dense gray cloud it left behind.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing jinx
Friday the 13th
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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