How to Use superstitious in a Sentence

superstitious

adjective
Definition of superstitiousnext
  • He's very superstitious and won't pitch without his lucky mitt.
  • For the superstitious, feel free to add a pit at the end.
    — Esquire, 8 Dec. 2015
  • But even a superstitious skeptic like me knows enough to be grateful for a good roll of the dice.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 June 2021
  • But no one was superstitious enough to wear the uniforms again.
    — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 July 2021
  • For the superstitious lot, yes, that's a Friday, no less.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But Apple isn't superstitious: Say hello to the iPhone 13—all four of them.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Lim is a practical guy and doesn’t get too superstitious about the sign.
    — Frank Shyong, latimes.com, 15 July 2019
  • Sports fans tend to be superstitious — and many athletes are too.
    — Alysha Tsuji, For The Win, 6 June 2018
  • Of course, bulls, by our nature, are not a superstitious bunch.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The scoreboard finally came on in the eighth, which probably didn’t sit well with the superstitious ones in the crowd.
    — Kirk Kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, 3 Apr. 2018
  • In the superstitious world of baseball, the likely response to such a shipment would be: Hey, couldn't hurt.
    — Beau Evans, NOLA.com, 18 June 2017
  • Here’s a look home-opener highs and lows and— for the superstitious — a reminder of when the team won the World Series (highlighted years).
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • On top of that, baseball players have been known to be rather superstitious.
    — Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Still, just like most ballplayers, the dude is superstitious.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Since miners are a superstitious lot, there are five horseshoes placed around the mountain to help bring luck to the eerie caverns.
    — Advertorial, Orange County Register, 15 Sep. 2019
  • It’s one thing to avoid [talking about losing], to be superstitious about it.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Nov. 2022
  • But the last word in his name is a cognate for the Chinese word for death, which bothers more superstitious clientele.
    — Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2023
  • History of the superstitious date How many 'Friday the 13th' movies are there?
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • On Wednesday, though, the superstitious chef will go to the same drive-thru as the day he was named a semifinalist: Wienerschnitzel.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Keith was superstitious and refused to play unless the heel could be fixed.
    — Rachel Kushner, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Belchick is low-key superstitious and has worn blue for the Patriots’ last two Super Bowl wins.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Krispy Kreme has their own upcoming deal, but this one has a superstitious twist.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • One superstitious ash bat customer, Boltz recalled, got three hits in a game after his bats were flown to him overnight.
    — Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly.com, 14 June 2018
  • When Grey demands to know what Kerr has said, Jamie says the old man was speaking of white witches and superstitious nonsense.
    — Roxane Gay, Glamour, 24 Sep. 2017
  • Meanwhile, superstitious Italians have used the gesture for many years to ward off the devil.
    — Travis M. Andrews, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017
  • Lacey Lord is not superstitious, and that’s probably a good thing.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2022
  • The latest bombshell comes on a superstitious date: Friday the 13th.
    — Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 13 May 2022
  • Cohen was so superstitious that when his team took a 1-0 lead Cohen refused a request by one of his players to leave the bench to go to the bathroom.
    — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 27 May 2018
  • The possible superstitious response to Friday the 13th hasn’t put Apple off.
    — David Phelan, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
  • His power comes not from fantastical magic, but from his role as a druid in a deeply superstitious society.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024

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