Explore Jinx through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hex or charm. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jinx meaning
- A hex; an evil spell.
- A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
Synonyms of Jinx
Using Jinx
- The main meaning on this page is: A hex; an evil spell. | A person or thing supposed to bring bad luck.
- Useful related words include: hex, charm, enchant, witch.
- In the example corpus, jinx often appears in combinations such as: the jinx, jinx and, jinx it.
Context around Jinx
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jinx
- In this selection, "jinx" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, night, masters, sorceress, took, part and press stand out and add context to how "jinx" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 38 year jinx the state and a longstanding jinx has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jinx" sits close to words such as abducting, accentuate and accomplishes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jinx
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Is this the year Leclerc gets to end his Monaco 'jinx'? (11 words)
Jinx will reduce the to zero percent to make things a bit harder. (13 words)
The jinx took effect and a lot went wrong on the special day. (13 words)
While the ruling BJP, riding on the Modi juggernaut, is hopeful of breaking the 38-year jinx — the state has never voted the incumbent party to power since 1985 — the Congress is seeking to wrest power in the state riding on the “anti-incumbency” factor. (45 words)
But, as first reported by Jinx Press Collective, the three officers on the scene they saw “flashes of light” and described the child as “maybe 14 or 15.” Nearby surveillance video shows a child playing with a ball and lighting fireworks in the driveway. (44 words)
Marietta Edgecombe was the one who suffered the effects of Hermione's jinx, but no one at Hogwarts seemed to possess the knowledge to break the spell, as Marietta still suffered the effects of the jinx for the next two years. (41 words)
Will the Tinubu-led administration be able to break this jinx to guarantee anxious and suffering Nigerians uninterrupted electricity nationwide? (20 words)
Is this the year Leclerc gets to end his Monaco 'jinx'? (11 words)
That's something you don't even dream—for fear you'll jinx it! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
Marietta Edgecombe was the one who suffered the effects of Hermione's jinx, but no one at Hogwarts seemed to possess the knowledge to break the spell, as Marietta still suffered the effects of the jinx for the next two years.
Hopefully this time in the WTC final, under the leadership group headed by Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma, Team India can break the jinx and bring that elusive ICC trophy back to the nation where “Cricket is a religion”.
If the Giants are not able to end their prime time and Monday night jinx this time around, they will have additional opportunities later this season.
Jinx will reduce the to zero percent to make things a bit harder.
McIlory, meanwhile, is hoping to shake what has been a Masters jinx and win the only major that has eluded what many experts view as the world’s best player.
That's something you don't even dream—for fear you'll jinx it!
The jinx took effect and a lot went wrong on the special day.
The sorceress Jinx, whom Nightwing recruited to assist the Titans after Raven lost her powers early in season 4, was an uneasy ally, at best.
The talented cosplayer has also crafted impressive cosplays for other pop-culture icons like Jinx from Shoto Todoroki from and Misato Katsuragi from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
We can say this is the beginning of a new era because a longstanding jinx has been broken and history has been made again.
We have seen announcers jinx a player or even a team in big moments before.
While the ruling BJP, riding on the Modi juggernaut, is hopeful of breaking the 38-year jinx — the state has never voted the incumbent party to power since 1985 — the Congress is seeking to wrest power in the state riding on the “anti-incumbency” factor.
Will the Tinubu-led administration be able to break this jinx to guarantee anxious and suffering Nigerians uninterrupted electricity nationwide?
And HBO’s “The Jinx-Part Two,” continuing the story of Jewish convicted murderer Robert Durst, was nominated for outstanding documentary or nonfiction series.
Arcane follows two sisters, Vi and Jinx, who are swept up in the unrest between the utopian city Piltover and the oppressed district Zaun.
As such, characters including Jinx, Vi, Caitlyn, and Viktor will become the characters that audiences select as their legends.
But, as first reported by Jinx Press Collective, the three officers on the scene they saw “flashes of light” and described the child as “maybe 14 or 15.” Nearby surveillance video shows a child playing with a ball and lighting fireworks in the driveway.
Heisman Award winner - take it for what it's worth on QBs - either love it as verifies he's a top ten pick or are into that Heisman jinx thing - either way really doesn't matter once he's drafted.
In addition to losing faith in herself, she might also become nihilistic about the world around her, viewing life itself as a “jinx” that cannot be overcome.
Is this the year Leclerc gets to end his Monaco 'jinx'?
Common combinations with jinx
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the jinx 16×
- jinx and 7×
- jinx it 5×
- to jinx 4×
- jinx the 3×
- jinx to 3×
- jinx for 2×
- this jinx 2×
- and jinx 2×
- jinx was 2×