Sentence examples for evil luck from inspiring English sources
The women of this family — we have this awful, evil luck.
Epstein's "Homo/hetero: The Struggle for Sexual Identity" elaborates on the condition of those men cursed ("in the medieval sense of having been struck by an unexplained injury, an extreme piece of evil luck") with such perversion.
And we have astronomy, as the Bard put it, "But not to tell of good or evil luck, / Of plagues, of dearths, or seasons' quality".
Above all, it is a sophisticated exploration of issues of morality, evil and luck.
"An evil lot, an evil lot.
Though she is not ritually invested with the sins, evils, or ill luck of the tribe, she is nevertheless a scapegoat of sorts — a propitiatory figure saddled with the culture's burdensome ideals of wifely and maternal virtue.
Many superstitious Filipinos usher in the new year with powerful firecrackers, believing that noisy celebrations, largely influenced by Chinese tradition, drive away bad luck and evil.
"If we are the great innocents in this war, then where did we learn all the evil we practice?" My Luck asks.
"They play on superstitions that members of the Chinese culture have where they believe their family will be affected by bad luck, and evil spirits," he said, adding, "We had to think outside the box".
Furthermore, in addition to its decorative function, during much of its history jewelry has also been worn as a sign of social rank forbidden by sumptuary laws to all but the ruling classes and as a talisman to avert evil and bring good luck.
