talisman
Example Sentences
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Kane's status as captain, talisman and main marksman is illustrated very simply by his all-time record of 79 goals in 114 England games.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“I didn’t quite recognize until they were gone how much I had valued what they meant on kind of a talisman level,” Carter says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“His relationship with his emperor had become something akin to a talisman to protect himself from criticism, questioning, and political attacks,” Mr. Mauch observes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Earlier this campaign, failure to get there was looking a distinct possibility after a string of poor results, a falling-out with talisman Mohamed Salah and an injury to record signing Alexander Isak.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
And my men, for whom I am no more than a standard or a talisman, are the knights who were leaders—the rich defending their possessions, the powerful unready to let it slip.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing talisman
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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Lord of the Flies
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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