aura

Example Sentences

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He had an aura, charisma about him and how he played the game.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Dubai’s entire economy has historically rested on an aura of safety—the promise that investors, businesses and tourists can operate freely because the Gulf remains a stable sanctuary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

In Guillermo Cienfuegos’ enlivening, if at times unsteady, production at A Noise Within, the role is played by Ann Noble, who forgoes the outdated hunchback but adopts a seething, slithering, perversely seductive aura of menace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The State of the Union is a moment when the president can project the exact aura he wants on a grand stage.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

Even though he was beat up, dirty, and stooped with exhaustion, he’d had an aura of power.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan