Example Sentences

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His purple sports coat droops on his shoulders, but he worries that if he has it taken in to fit his new frame, he will jinx himself and regain the weight he has lost.

From The Guardian • Nov. 18, 2019

I instantly wish I hadn’t heard the name, as if the mere mention of poor doomed Poochie will jinx my Tova, my German shepherd.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2013