talisman

Example Sentences

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Pulisic, the talisman who was supposed to carry the U.S., has gone cold.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

But the La Liga title winner had belief, and his arrival helped convince other signings to follow, including captain and talisman Bruno Guimaraes.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“I didn’t quite recognize until they were gone how much I had valued what they meant on kind of a talisman level,” Carter says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

“His relationship with his emperor had become something akin to a talisman to protect himself from criticism, questioning, and political attacks,” Mr. Mauch observes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

I added them to my “available and edible” list and clomped on, the plastic compass pressed into my palm now like a toy talisman.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline