How to Use superstitious in a Sentence
superstitious
adjective- He's very superstitious and won't pitch without his lucky mitt.
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To hell with all that superstitious stuff.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Cubs went on to lose that game, and superstitious fans blamed the cat.
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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But no one was superstitious enough to wear the uniforms again.
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Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 July 2021
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Sports fans tend to be superstitious — and many athletes are too.
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Alysha Tsuji,
For The Win,
6 June 2018
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Of course, bulls, by our nature, are not a superstitious bunch.
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Bernhard Warner,
Fortune,
13 Nov. 2020
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People tend to be superstitious about black dogs and cats.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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But even a superstitious skeptic like me knows enough to be grateful for a good roll of the dice.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 June 2021
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Still, just like most ballplayers, the dude is superstitious.
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Bob Nightengale,
USA TODAY,
10 Apr. 2021
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Lim is a practical guy and doesn’t get too superstitious about the sign.
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Frank Shyong,
latimes.com,
15 July 2019
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On top of that, baseball players have been known to be rather superstitious.
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Dave Clark,
Cincinnati.com,
8 Aug. 2019
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That’s a superstitious way of looking at it.
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Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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Keith was superstitious and refused to play unless the heel could be fixed.
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Rachel Kushner,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2018
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Athletes being superstitious is far from a new thing.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Krispy Kreme has their own upcoming deal, but this one has a superstitious twist.
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Sabrina Weiss,
Peoplemag,
12 Sep. 2024
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And similar to cats, they might be seen as unlucky or superstitious.
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Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Lacey Lord is not superstitious, and that’s probably a good thing.
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Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2022
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Writers can be a superstitious bunch.
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Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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Hockey dudes are a superstitious lot.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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That’s bad news for superstitious people.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Now fans, and perhaps some superstitious players and coaches, no longer need to worry about it.
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Dallas News,
29 May 2021
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Since miners are a superstitious lot, there are five horseshoes placed around the mountain to help bring luck to the eerie caverns.
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Advertorial,
Orange County Register,
15 Sep. 2019
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The superstitious beliefs need to be undermined, to have their error made clear.
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Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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One superstitious ash bat customer, Boltz recalled, got three hits in a game after his bats were flown to him overnight.
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Frank Fitzpatrick,
Philly.com,
14 June 2018
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My kids are now six and four, and the superstitious creature still lives in my mind and occasionally rears its head.
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Kavin Senapathy,
SELF,
16 Aug. 2017
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The scoreboard finally came on in the eighth, which probably didn’t sit well with the superstitious ones in the crowd.
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Kirk Kenney,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
3 Apr. 2018
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Elba, superstitious, decides to bury the young man with his feet towards the house, to retain his spirit.
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Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2021
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The superstitious Carney would not travel to watch the Aztecs.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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But the last word in his name is a cognate for the Chinese word for death, which bothers more superstitious clientele.
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Frank Shyong,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2023
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Meanwhile, superstitious Italians have used the gesture for many years to ward off the devil.
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Travis M. Andrews,
chicagotribune.com,
15 June 2017
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