How to Use aura in a Sentence

aura

noun
  • The monastery perched high on a mountaintop had an aura of unreality and mystery about it.
  • But he had long been intrigued by the aura of a Series opening game.
    New York Times, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The aura of Hosea Williams is all over the new facility.
    Ernie Suggs, ajc, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The aura around your team tends to increase with every employee wanting to go over and beyond in bringing value to the team.
    Thomas "ai Nerd" Helfrich, Forbes, 12 Nov. 2021
  • This loss to the Dolphins was a new low that punched a gaping hole in the Ravens’ aura of indomitability.
    Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 12 Nov. 2021
  • But Thiel’s aura emanates not so much from these achievements as from a more general fish-out-of-water quality.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2021
  • There’s a spark that certain politicians have, and it’s not about media training or visionary policy or the deep aura of decency.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2021
  • There was an aura for nostalgia, with merchanding on the stadium-sized floor chock full of TV shows and movies from yesteryear.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • For most of his six years in office, Abbott has had an aura of political invincibility.
    Paul J. Weber, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • There’s an aura of kismet that hangs around all of Heart of Dinner’s work, and at its center is Moonlynn and Yin’s relationship.
    Crystal Hana Kim, Glamour, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Another common grand mal seizure symptom is an aura, according Johns Hopkins Medicine.
    Patti Greco, Health.com, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Sports columnist Greg Moore explains Conner's intangible 'swag' and 'aura' that are tough to replace.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That’s about a mammogram’s worth of radiation, not enough to endanger a visitor, but enough to contribute to the general aura.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Denver voters will consider whether to ban the sale and manufacture of new animal fur products in the city — a far-reaching measure that opponents say hits at the city's western aura.
    John Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Stagecoach Mary, thanks to Beetz’s intense portrayal, maintains a mysterious aura.
    Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Sedona is a playground for all kinds of people, with interests as wide-ranging as fortune telling, aura reading, and crystal healing to mountain biking, hiking, climbing, and trail running.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Who lives on the block can change the whole aura of it.
    Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • This is, come on, there's gotta be some aura in these walls.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Will these steps liven up the show, or give it an aura of flop sweat?
    oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In his first year on the Tour in 2011, Bradley witnessed Woods’ aura in person for the first time.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • What Swift has to offer, at this point, is an aura of cool.
    Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The aura around him, the sizzle in his wake, still hasn’t left Odell Beckham Jr.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • With his good-boy-next-door aura, this 18-year-old artist brings a fresh and distinct vibe to the genre.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 July 2022
  • At the club’s entrance on West 21st, a balmy aura of sage seeps through its glass doors and onto the street.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But the close call cost Ford much of the aura of his incumbency.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Does the aura that enfolds it not lie at the rotten root of the story of Lydia Tár?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There was no mystique or aura that could change this game.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Daley expects the venue to embody the aura that has fueled the trend.
    Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • She is backlit by the L.A. sun, whose rays create an aura above her head.
    Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • So what you’re left behind with is sort of the aura of that history.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023

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