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
Asked if he was playing as well as he ever has, he replied: "I don't want to jinx it so I will keep my mouth shut on that question."
From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026
"I don't want to jinx it, but it has been sunny every single year," she says.
From BBC • May 22, 2025
He thought he was still a jinx and, one way or another, my life could not be good with him.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
Vocabulary lists containing jinx
Friday the 13th
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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