superstitiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"God willing," he says, superstitiously knocking the table.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023
All this has left chilangos, as Mexico City residents are known, scrambling for other ways to protect themselves—especially in September, which many superstitiously call earthquake month.
From Slate • Sep. 3, 2022
The ring of turquoise, a stone said to have healing powers, depicts a snake and is always worn, superstitiously, by Mr. Speliopoulos “with the head facing out” for added protection.
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2020
Out of bed; superstitiously plucking the strewn clothes from the floor to fold them into rough bundles and put them away – one of countless little routines undertaken to forfend a sleepless night.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2019
He put it on the window-sill and a little superstitiously waited to see what it would do.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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