How to Use superstition in a Sentence

superstition

noun

• It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.
• There seemed to be an air of superstition to the streak for Marte.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2022
• Friday is the last Friday the 13th of the year, a time for superstitions and spooky fears.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
• John on New Year’s Day in hopes that the superstition holds true.
  — Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2021
• But superstition has long been a part of the athlete’s creed, even for wannabe jocks.
  — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2019
• Maybe that’s my superstition is that George is going to be the wild child.
  — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2018
• Out of superstition as well as grief, some choose to steer away from the tragedy rather than confront it head-on.
  — Amy Qin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2024
• Nat worship, the nuns insist, is base superstition—a stain on the true faith.
  — The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019
• That the best find of a trip will be on the last afternoon of the last day is a common paleo superstition.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022
• There is a superstition to playing road games in Colorado and the data to back it up is there.
  — Casey Stavenhagen, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2021
• It’s time to get over any superstition or fear of discussing death.
  — Claire Zulkey, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• But on the other, the superstition surrounding the Madden curse has struck a bit of fear for some in the 49er faithful.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024
• Egyptian priests used them to play on the superstitions of their people.
  — Vladimir Nabokov, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
• One of the most pervasive superstitions is that of the number 13.
  — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 29 Aug. 2018
• The superstition may be traced back to the fear that embodied in the rocks are the unlucky souls unable to make the journey to the afterlife.
  — Washington Post, 30 July 2021
• Believing in things that cannot be touched and cannot be seen could be called faith or superstition.
  — oregonlive, 26 June 2020
• The fugue of religion and superstition sounds over these mise en scènes.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2019
• See a fetch in the shadows, one such superstition said, and your life will last only as long as flames in your fireplace.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
• This food superstition that originated in Spain is meant to bring you luck for the year ahead.
  — Ivy Jacobson Ford, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2022
• In the Heat of the Night is as much a part of American lore as any book or poem, racist superstition or anthem.
  — Walter Mosley, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
• The problem with the iPhone 13 naming structure has to do with superstition.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 July 2021
• Writers were happy to note the superstition, either to goose it along or knock it down.
  — Washington Post, 31 May 2021
• Open the Windows Irish superstition states that every door and window must be open throughout the home when the clock strikes twelve.
  — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2023
• That’s tough to pinpoint, but much of the answer has to do with symbolism and superstition.
  — USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2022
• The Dodgers might have a new superstition partially to thank.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
• One woman believes in the latter, and her superstition seemed to prove her right.
  — Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024
• This definitely has to be a superstition and a good-luck charm, for sure.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
• For those inclined to superstition, the error might seem like an omen—a foretelling of bigger mix-ups to come.
  — Longreads, 9 Apr. 2021
• The Age of Reason ought to have rescued the black cat from its pariah status, but superstitions die hard.
  — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2018
• Knocking on wood: This age-old superstition is believed to prevent bad luck or jinxes.
  — Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2024