superstition

Example Sentences

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He went on to express the superstitions some officers have about tackling rogue herbalists: "I will not go and provoke situations. I know that they have their own powers that are beyond my knowledge."

From BBC

Bottom line: If you want superstition, this isn’t the place to come.

From Seattle Times

There’s a Vietnamese superstition: If you die away from home, your soul will become restless and won’t leave for the afterlife.

From New York Times

That the things in Korean fairy tales or superstitions are actually just one half-step away from where we are already.

From Salon

The Witchcraft Act reflected the superstition and panic over the supernatural that spread throughout parts of Europe and in the U.S. colonies.

From Seattle Times