knock on wood
Example Sentences
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We always want to knock on wood, because there’s a lot that nature can still throw at you before you get the fruit picked and shipped.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2023
“I’m feeling good, feeling healthy and, knock on wood, hopefully it stays that way.”
From Washington Times • May 11, 2023
This is intended as optimism, but she hears it as ominous foreshadowing: “I immediately want to knock on wood and light some sage.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
In chronological order, these were my favorite performances in a year of slow but steady rebuilding, which is ending — knock on wood — with something approaching normalcy for live music.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
It takes away your immunity, makes you knock on wood and count your blessings the next time you hear a siren at night.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
