Sample Sentences fortalisman (editor-reviewed)
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The ancient talisman was said to have magical powers that could protect its wearer from harm.talisman = a small object or piece of jewelry thought to have magical power
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The witch wore a talisman around her neck which she believed protected her from evil.
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By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell. (source)talisman = object thought to have magical power
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Meanwhile, hidden from the teachers, a roaring trade in talismans, amulets, and other protective devices was sweeping the school. (source)talismans = a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil
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Let's see....The prize for the Earthworld contest was the Talisman of Penultimate Truth.† (source)
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It had become a kind of talisman for me, a safeguard against the terrors of prison.† (source)
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"Trust me," he says; which in itself has never been a talisman, carries no guarantee.† (source)
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He began carrying two talismans.† (source)
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They attach talismanic importance to a special blanket, or a teddy bear, or a stuffed tiger.† (source)
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Thus, you may use this as a principle in making a talisman for a traveler and his safety.† (source)
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He looked up at the new talismans flanking the exit to his hall—the mounted bull's head and the oil painting of the Old Duke Atreides, the late Duke Leto's father.† (source)
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He had begun to think that this bag, in which he kept his valuables, had a talismanic quality, because of the way he had found it after the explosion, standing handle-side up in the doorway of his room, while the desk under which he had previously hidden it was in splinters all over the floor.† (source)
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Sadie stared the talisman glittering in her palm.† (source)
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Whereas someone in his situation might have squandered his money in restaurants and in the theater, and on clothing, cabs, and useless talismans like walking sticks and fancy watches, Rafi ate with the railroad workers, dressed modestly, and walked every place he went.† (source)
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It was a statue carved out of wood like the kind I saw years later in the anthro textbooks I used to pore over, as if staring at those little talismanic wooden carvings would somehow be my madeleine, bringing back my past to me like they say tasting that cookie did for Proust.† (source)
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More than anything, though, the stockings were a talisman for him.† (source)
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