witchcraft

Example Sentences

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Nearly three-quarters of people in Malawi believe in witchcraft and Natasha is one of them.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In September, two men were sentenced to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hichilema.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

You’re more than allowed to believe him abominable, and maybe do some witchcraft so his hairline starts receding at an unprecedented rate.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

That’s right: Digital contraception might sound like neo-futurist witchcraft, but the underlying idea is based on the age-old practice of temperature-based fertility tracking—and modernized by predictive algorithms and smart wearables.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Charles watched in silence but he must have found my behavior absurd, especially when I began to pull on my ear, which still ached dully, so I could test the limits of this strange witchcraft.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover