Wondering how to use Hoodoo in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as voodoo or charm.
Hoodoo meaning
- A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- A practitioner of voodoo.
- Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
Synonyms of Hoodoo
Using Hoodoo
- The main meaning on this page is: A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. | A practitioner of voodoo. | Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.
- Useful related words include: voodoo, good luck charm, charm, fetich.
- In the example corpus, hoodoo often appears in combinations such as: the hoodoo, hoodoo gurus, hoodoo and.
Context around Hoodoo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hoodoo
- In this selection, "hoodoo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, silverware, fillies, headlining, gurus, men and practices stand out and add context to how "hoodoo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the hoodoo we think and called the hoodoo men. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hoodoo" sits close to words such as abdulai, abhinandan and abhor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hoodoo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
India shake Test hoodoo in Australia as. (7 words)
Martasia Jones stars in “Hoodoo Love” at Raven Theatre. (9 words)
The Hoodoo (Summer 2005), p. 7 Both require a backcountry camping permit. (12 words)
They are one of only a handful of bands among them the Hoodoo Gurus (half of the original line-up of the Hoodoo Gurus also came from Perth) and The Sunnyboys ) that cracked the mainstream charts with an indie approach in the 1980s. (43 words)
With young talents like 20-goal striker Sam Cosgrove and McLennan showing how potent they can be in the win over Dundee, there will be belief in the corridors of Pittodrie they can end their Hoops Hampden hoodoo. (38 words)
Stepping Stone (hardcore), Hoodoo (funk), Flash Back (hardcore) and T Stacks (hip-hop) are playing A Night of Hardcore and Hiphop at The Exchange on Saturday, June 29. Doors at 8 p.m. Cover is $10. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
They are one of only a handful of bands among them the Hoodoo Gurus (half of the original line-up of the Hoodoo Gurus also came from Perth) and The Sunnyboys ) that cracked the mainstream charts with an indie approach in the 1980s.
Man United are looking for their first trophy in six years as they go up against the high-flying Newcastle who are also hoping to end their silverware hoodoo.
Melbourne trainer Mick Price believes Charm Stone can break the fillies’ hoodoo in the Golden Rose and deliver on her long-held group 1 potential at Rosehill on Saturday.
The festival's real breakthrough came in 2014 when it sold out for the first time, as 2500 punters turned out to catch the headlining Hoodoo Gurus.
DJ sets from Vinyl Van and The Hoodoo (We Think We Are) Jukebox will also feature during the evening.
He quit school at age 16 and moved to Winnipeg, where he formed a band called the Hoodoo Men.
Similar to how the has been historically used in Hoodoo practices to attract men of wealth and high status, Jolene became known as the woman to avoid unless you want the destruction of your household.
William Grant Still Arts Center: The 43rd annual Black Doll Show, “Conjure: Reclaiming African American Traditions Through Hoodoo and Other Spiritual Dolls.
She hinted that Hoodoo could lead to possession by other people or spirits, which means his family can become pawns again by something other than the dolls.
East Rand United broke their Volcano Super Cup hoodoo with a convincing 30-22 victory over Newrak Impala in Rustenburg on May 19.
Hoodoo sponsored the event and all of the proceeds raised benefit “Bright Eyes Bright Future,” a locally run non-profit providing eye care for kids in need.
Martasia Jones stars in “Hoodoo Love” at Raven Theatre.
Stephanie is a practitioner of Black spiritualities Obeah and Myal, two schools of Jamaican hoodoo and root work based in African traditional religions.
Stepping Stone (hardcore), Hoodoo (funk), Flash Back (hardcore) and T Stacks (hip-hop) are playing A Night of Hardcore and Hiphop at The Exchange on Saturday, June 29. Doors at 8 p.m. Cover is $10.
With young talents like 20-goal striker Sam Cosgrove and McLennan showing how potent they can be in the win over Dundee, there will be belief in the corridors of Pittodrie they can end their Hoops Hampden hoodoo.
India shake Test hoodoo in Australia as.
The Dane lost six finals in 2017 before she snapped her hoodoo and won Tokyo in September.
As a result, the Pharaoh's snake was killed by Moses' snake; and that is how Hoodoo lost his hand.
Hoodoo, conjuration, witchcraft, rootwork: beliefs accepted by many Negroes and white persons, these being orally recorded among Blacks and whites.
The Hoodoo (Summer 2005), p. 7 Both require a backcountry camping permit.
Common combinations with hoodoo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hoodoo 5×
- hoodoo gurus 4×
- hoodoo and 3×
- hoodoo in 2×
- in hoodoo 2×