amulet

Example Sentences

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Having tried to live their lives according to their values as Catholics, artists or patriots, as the case may be, they are finally learning that values are not amulets against disaster.

From New York Times

Cash, jewelry and amulets were found in many spots, including the monks’ private quarters, police said.

From Seattle Times

They have mastered the buzzwords of white progressivism and use them as protective amulets, holding space for others, acknowledging privilege, sharing pronouns without being asked.

From New York Times

The clothes feature Sombreuil’s artwork — amulets, angels, demons and more — on thermals, cut-out dresses and jeans, fitting squarely in Heaven’s irreverent, cheeky universe.

From Los Angeles Times

Each depicts a man, cloaked in a robe, with an amulet around his neck.

From Los Angeles Times