witch doctor
Example Sentences
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What I remember about “Grey’s” — I was that girl that people would say, “Can you play like a witch doctor on Monday?” or “Can you have this weird disease?”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
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
Zagre and her husband, Ousmane Nikiema, visited a witch doctor after giving birth to both sets of twins.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021
Llegó el curanderooo — Tony was playing his summer mix, “Sacude,” and I had arrived just in time for my favorite part, when Tego Calderón announces himself as the healer, the witch doctor.
From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2021
“Let me take you to the witch doctor before it’s too late.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
