hoodoo

Example Sentences

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The Parisians finally broke their Champions League hoodoo in May 2025 with a 5-0 win over Inter Milan - the biggest winning margin in a final.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

James Slipper scored a try in his 200th Super Rugby match as the ACT Brumbies broke a 26-year hoodoo on Sunday with a 50-24 hammering of the Canterbury Crusaders.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 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

I must be the only one free of your hoodoo bad luck.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool