Example Sentences

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To avoid jinxing it, Kohs and Krieg never even uttered the word Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

What Times columnist Bill Plaschke is to jinxing Dodger baseball, we must have the same effect for Grammy hopefuls.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

And perhaps to avoid jinxing things, she has revealed this year what is on her phone's lock screen to motivate her this time round, telling reporters: "You're going to know after the final."

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

“I’m just so Catholic and freaked out about jinxing anything,” says Savage.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2022

Marcela was so worried about jinxing the horses that she hadn’t come to the track.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand