runes

Example Sentences

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Even inside, it almost looks closed; I barely see the crystal-necklace-studded walls, the bowls of runes and bins of long, black candles around me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

With sieg meaning “victory,” the runes became ubiquitous in Nazi Germany as a shorthand rallying cry for “victory, victory!”

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2024

“Like the Russian pro-invasion Z, the infamous SS symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel — two ancient runes that resemble lightning bolts—also stands for victory,” he wrote at the time.

From Washington Times • May 20, 2023

With Fed policy meeting minutes due later in the day, the runes of what must have been a tense gathering of officials in the middle of the regional banking shock will be eyed closely.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2023

More than that, for knowledge of runes, and for power, he sacrificed himself to himself.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman