witch doctor
Example Sentences
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In Namibia, “for a witch doctor to make a ruling on whether or not you are a witch, you have to pay him a lot of money,” Holtzhausen says.
From Scientific American • May 31, 2023
Paul Pogba reportedly told investigators the blackmailers aimed to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on French superstar Mbappé.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2022
“It’s an African American witch doctor talking about fictional fantasy and monsters and ghouls,” Ms. Brown said.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
Steinbeck said he got the hummingbird from a witch doctor, and wrote that it holds “just about all the magic there is in the world.”
From Washington Times • Jan. 29, 2020
The witch doctor searched my father’s face with his bleary eyes; he picked up the bones and shells, slowly shook them in his gnarled, jet-black hands and threw them on the mat.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
