talisman

Example Sentences

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It had become a kind of talisman for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison.

From Literature

“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

“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

Earlier this campaign, failure to get there was looking a distinct possibility after a string of poor results, a falling-out with talisman Mohamed Salah and an injury to record signing Alexander Isak.

From BBC

Having only started two games since November before the tournament because of injury, England's talisman is still getting up to speed.

From BBC