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

“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

They were without Callum McGregor, their captain, their talisman, their consistent source of influence and class.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 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

Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White