talisman
Example Sentences
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Zidane, a second-generation Algerian immigrant raised in the concrete high rises of northern Marseille, was the talisman and face of a multi-cultural Les Bleus team that finally delivered the globe's biggest footballing prize.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Whether Fernandes receives individual accolades or not, United fans will want to be certain their talisman is staying.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“Monument Eternal” is a talisman, an incantation that shows the author fearless and confident in her challenge to the distorting influence of race in America that James Weldon Johnson identified.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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
More than anything, though, the stockings were a talisman for him.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Vocabulary lists containing talisman
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
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"The Monkey's Paw," Vocabulary from the short story
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