Example Sentences

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She padlocks the gate when she returns and buries witchy talismans around the property to ward off intruders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Jewelry sellers livestreaming on Taobao report surging sales of crystal bracelets and talismans, products that blend fashion with mysticism.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

They were also revered as talismans that warded off evil spirits.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

Harvey vividly renders the practical and emotional details of life in space, from the cargo cubes that contain trash to the talismans and images each astronaut has brought on board.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Extra clothes, books, scientific instruments and specimens, chess sets, flags, lanterns, tools, sewing kits, lucky talismans, razors, barometers, combs, scissors, playing cards, dishes, silverware, photographs—each man added to the heap.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong