runes

Example Sentences

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Even inside, it almost looks closed; I barely see the crystal-necklace-studded walls, the bowls of runes and bins of long, black candles around me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

However, it soon transpired it was of a type familiar as a tourist keepsake from Iceland, and the runes were identified as a poem composed by a 20th-century Icelander.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 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

While economists argue back and forth about the runes of April's U.S. consumer price report, the basic takeaway was headline inflation unexpectedly fell back below 5% for the first time in two years.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

Observe the hardness, write it down in careful runes.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner