amulet

Example Sentences

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Among her souvenirs is an earthenware amulet, a four-tier embossed-aluminum lunch box, and a fish-shaped ceramic vodka serving set.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 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

Musk on Monday tweeted a photo of his nightstand, which bore an odd array of items including two non-firing replica guns, a Buddhist amulet and … four open cans of caffeine-free Diet Coke.

From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2022

She wore a scapular with the images worn away by sweat, and on her right wrist the fang of a carnivorous animal mounted on a backing of copper as an amulet against the evil eye.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez