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
French media reports said Pogba told investigators the extortionists wanted to discredit him by claiming he asked a witch doctor to cast a spell on Mbappe — an allegation denied by Pogba.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 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
I had no idea how Lettie found out that my family worked root—probably that local girl who whispered in Lettie’s ear told her my uncle was a witch doctor.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
