runes

Example Sentences

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With sieg meaning “victory,” the runes became ubiquitous in Nazi Germany as a shorthand rallying cry for “victory, victory!”

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

Bermudez and Craven saw runes in Iceland, beaches in French Polynesia and temples in Peru.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2023

“Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time.

From Washington Times • May 20, 2023

With Fed policy meeting minutes due later in the day, the runes of what must have been a tense gathering of officials in the middle of the regional banking shock will be eyed closely.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

For example, if you engraved one brick with the rune ule and another with the rune dock, the two runes would cause the bricks to cling to each other, as if mortared in place.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss