amulet
Example Sentences
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The 77 pieces of jewelry included crowns, necklaces, bracelets, belts, earrings and amulets.
From Seattle Times
“People wear amulets for good luck and they play instruments and they wash their hands in bowls.”
From Seattle Times
In one, a small child with startled-looking eyes stares straight into the camera, a feeding tube in his nose, a protective amulet lying in the pronounced hollow of his throat.
From Seattle Times
Among their discoveries was a pierced dime, believed to be a type of protective amulet and evidence of African Americans who lived there later on.
From Washington Post
“A hidden fifth pocket. Beautiful finishing on the seams. I always think of them as amulets.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
