Sentence examples for brings misfortune from inspiring English sources

In some cultures, it is believed that buying, receiving, or opening baby gifts before the baby arrives attracts evil spirits or brings misfortune, such as a miscarriage.

Many Paraguayans believe that the month of August brings misfortune and bad luck to those who do not drink the concoction.

If one gets down almost to the water and the rope does not go all the way, or the jug breaks, it brings misfortune".

Chewing and swallowing the grapes to each tolling of the bell is supposed to bring good luck, while cheating is frowned on; revellers believe it brings misfortune.

Forgetting God brings misfortune and suffering, but the believer may pray that his troubles be transferred by divine mediation to his patriarch, who is strengthened for his vicarious suffering by the group's collective prayers.

Conversely, "four" sounds quite like "death", and so is believed to bring misfortune.

Their gifts brought misfortune, and, if offended, the beings caused floods or other disasters.

And/or the Cubs could do stupid Cubs things to bring misfortune upon themselves.

We take a look at this and nine other well-known superstitions thought to bring misfortune to the masses.

Most of all they fear that disregarding Chinese culture, which holds that the living should not settle by the dead, will bring misfortune.

Indeed, the minister of the interior, Idris Naim Sahin (whose last name means "hawk"), has implied that the victims of the Uludere attack had brought misfortune upon themselves.