sigil

Example Sentences

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Five months ago, Carucci got a ponto riscado tattooed on their throat — a sigil meant to invoke specific work with the main god in the Afro-Brazilian religion they practice, known as Quimbanda and Umbanda.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

The kids-of-all-ages end, populated by “Muppet Show” alumni, wear the sigil of House Disney.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2020

Often working with their house sigil imagery in combination with character traits, Jonathan has developed a fantastic set of images that depict each character in black and gold ink.

From The Verge • Apr. 22, 2020

What happened was that Pepe the Frog became a sigil.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2018

The comet was red, but Joffrey was Baratheon as much as Lannister, and their sigil was a black stag on a golden field.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin