Sentence examples for prevent bad luck from inspiring English sources

It's a symbolic way for people to get rid of bad feelings or prevent bad luck.

It is a symbolical and literal cleansing of the body and soul aimed at preventing misfortune and bad luck, including sickness or havoc caused by daily activities and sins.

The loud noises are thought to scare the bad spirits away, to prevent them from bringing bad luck.

A further stroke of bad luck prevented the appearance of part of Self's prize.

"Harvard has owned the sprints, but a string of bad luck has prevented them from winning recently," said Wisconsin Coach Chris Clark, whose team has traveled to Worcester.

Baby boomers have been hit with a rash of bad luck that prevented or slowed their savings.

It was only a little bad luck that had prevented them from going ahead much earlier, from a free-kick that firmed up Shunsuke Nakamura's reputation as Scottish football's foremost set-piece specialist.

Then add an element of bad luck that would normally prevent the justified belief from being true.