talisman
Example Sentences
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“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
Pulisic, the talisman who was supposed to carry the U.S., has gone cold.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
They were without Callum McGregor, their captain, their talisman, their consistent source of influence and class.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Thursday's trade deadline passed with Antetokounmpo still on Milwaukee's roster, but the Bucks talisman was again unavailable as he continues to recover from a calf strain.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
And my men, for whom I am no more than a standard or a talisman, are the knights who were leaders—the rich defending their possessions, the powerful unready to let it slip.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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