runes

Example Sentences

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In the meantime, those running businesses or services are trying to read the runes.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 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

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

“Do you mean runes, sir? I’m afraid not.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss