Example Sentences

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But anyone doubting that Prince was heeding some kind of numerological inspiration should recall that “7” somehow peaked … at No. 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2021

You can’t retcon a date into having numerological significance, or if you can, then you have to admit that you’re just making it up.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2020

Picking No. 1-ranked Brooks Koepka just because he’s No. 1 like Woods was No. 1 when he won in 2006 shows a disdain for the numerological creativity my major championship picks are known for.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 17, 2019

I'm sure she's to blame in some numerological way, but love her enough to not ask Sir Alex who I should get to replace her.

From The Guardian • May 10, 2013

Even today, some of these numerological superstitions are not dead.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos