witching

Example Sentences

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Friday also marks the regular quarterly expiration of a series of both futures and options on indexes and single stocks, known as “quadruple witching hour.”

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The real risk, according to Matt Thompson, is what happens in the days after a triple witching.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Maybe this duo hasn’t monetized their show quite yet, and if that’s the case, perhaps they could choose a time other than the witching hour to record their macabre podcast?

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Yet these stories have real heft and depth and will linger in the imagination well beyond the witching time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

She longed to duck underneath them and lean out of the window to see what the world looked like now that the witching hour was at hand.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl