amulet

Example Sentences

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It’s as though this object has become an enchanted amulet that has brought me simultaneously back into the past, her past, and forward into the future, my future.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

Tom quickly learns that his granny is the guardian of the Phoenix, a powerful amulet which, in the right hands, maintains the good in the universe, but in the wrong hands will destroy humanity.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024

Mr Marshall said there was no evidence of wear on the comb teeth, suggesting it was never used as a functional item but the circular hole may have meant it was worm as an amulet.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

Take his ancient Sumerian amulet part that, when paired with a sister piece lost in the 14th century spice trade, offers a key clue to the location of a bracelet giving its wearer unlimited power.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2023

Seven’s amulet filled with the muddy red color of the Spare coven, and she shut her eyes tight, wishing that she could just disappear.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega