Used in a Sentence

voodoo

How to use voodoo in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for voodoo.

Editorial note

I've looked at this sort of stuff as utter voodoo for a long time.

Examples10
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of voodoo gathered in one view.

noun

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

noun

(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities

noun

a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for voodoo.

noun

(Haiti) followers of a religion that involves witchcraft and animistic deities

noun

a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities

verb

bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

Example sentences

1

I've looked at this sort of stuff as utter voodoo for a long time.

2

You can't practice alchemy or voodoo and expect people to treat you like a scientist.

3

It's not like they could use magickal voodoo power based on those infos to brainwash me...

4

Detecting lies would be a more-credible field if they purged their voodoo shamans first.

5

There are much better ways to do this type of import voodoo, specifically the import hooks that Python ships with.

6

There's always a lot of voodoo in economics; doubly so when partisan politics are involved.

7

Your bias is a cancer on your industry, because it becomes part of the voodoo nonsense that less astute investors use to pick their horses.

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[/bold]"I mention this because I have lately had a lot of experience dealing with Rails devs whose attitudes with regards to security are akin to "If you don't do voodoo then voodoo can't hurt you.

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> "All trademarks are the property of their respective owners"This is another piece of folk-law voodoo, in that, one, it is not required by any law, and, two, it does not make anything legal that would be illegal otherwise.

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Does anyone else wonder why they need to actually fly the devices instead of just extrapolating from the electromagnetic interference test results required by the FCC?It feels as if they believe in voodoo rather than physics.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use voodoo in a sentence?

I've looked at this sort of stuff as utter voodoo for a long time.

What does voodoo mean?

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

What part of speech is voodoo?

voodoo is commonly used as noun, verb.