talisman
Example Sentences
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On Monday, the U.S. got more good news when Christian Pulisic, its talisman, returned to training after missing 10 days with a calf injury.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026
By the time of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar he had established himself as France's talisman.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
Kane's status as captain, talisman and main marksman is illustrated very simply by his all-time record of 79 goals in 114 England games.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“Monument Eternal” is a talisman, an incantation that shows the author fearless and confident in her challenge to the distorting influence of race in America that James Weldon Johnson identified.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
A simple but unusual thing, it had been a gift from Kira’s father, and Katrina had cherished it as a kind of talisman.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing talisman
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Lord of the Flies
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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