These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mojo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2022 Is that likely to continue through the rest of the season and playoffs, even as Klay gets his mojo back?Ĭonnor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022 A week ago Cleveland State men’s basketball team was in the driver’s seat for a repeat Horizon League title, but after dropping two of their last three games, the Vikings need to recapture their mojo. 2022 Twenty-five-year-old Emery Lehman faced a health challenge which threatened his athletic career a few years ago, and spent three years pushing through it to regain his mojo. (slang) Power, luck, etc., as of magical or supernatural. 2021 Like the biblical Samson, who lost his strength when shorn, many men feel sapped of their mojo as their manes fall out.Ĭallum Borchers, WSJ, 31 Mar. Mojo is defined as good luck, charm or skill that seems to come from something magical or supernatural. Soon the meaning of mojo had broadened from literal magic to personal magnetism or charisma, mastery of the game, or even simply good luck (With his weather mojo working overtime he got four hot sunny days, 1966). Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2022 Atlanta’s pitching no doubt had a lot to say about it, but the Brewers lost their mojo somewhere between mid-September and the postseason and never looked the same. 2022 Akron lost its mojo when the rubber plants closed, but is still home to a lucrative polymers industry, as well as Devo, the All-American Soap Box Derby, the Black Keys and the Goodyear blimp. 2022 Then, after the quietest 21-inning offensive stretch of the season, the Beavers finally rediscovered a little mojo. Recent Examples on the Web With just one returning starter, the Tigers began 2021 shaking off COVID and finding their mojo.
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