superstitiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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As the team took a bus to the game, Eileen and other parents gathered for a meal, superstitiously repeating their outfits from each of the team’s previous playoff games.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
"God willing," he says, superstitiously knocking the table.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
They superstitiously refuse to even say the word out loud, and when other people dare to utter it, they proceed to have a full-on freakout.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2021
Some players, like d’Arnaud, care deeply, almost superstitiously, about their walk-up music; others seem more casual about it.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2015
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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