How to Use talisman in a Sentence

talisman

noun

• My talismans and charms / The tick, tick, tick of love bombs / My veins of pitch black ink.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2024
• The doll is a talisman that is supposed to keep them all safe.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• The photo serves as a talisman for the idea of fairy tales, love, and duty.
  — Alegría Adedeji, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Nov. 2020
• The evil eye has been around for thousands of years and is worn as a talisman to protect against the curse of the evil eye.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 26 Mar. 2018
• Like a sort of talisman, the ADMX team has ordered a bunch of the suds online.
  — Adam Hadhazy, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2019
• The cap, made from recyclable glass is, according to the house a talisman that speaks of the word love.
  — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2021
• In the long months since, the album has become a talisman of the self-isolation era.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 7 July 2020
• Even the in-house talisman, Jude Bellingham, has been dulled in action.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
• Stanley became a beloved member of the team, the Jags’ version of a talisman.
  — Josh Bean | [e-mail], al, 4 Mar. 2020
• Braids, as strong as rope, are beautiful, and braids shield us — a talisman of order in a wild world.
  — Hannah Goldfield, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2017
• The talisman, sewn in crocodile skin, was given to Hafiz to carry on his body at all times, to help drive away the bad jinns.
  — Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
• Where many of the time would have dismissed the youth for his physical ailment, Mr. Felsch saw a talisman.
  — New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
• For many, Didion herself was a talisman that there is more to this always-trying town than meets the eye.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2021
• Wafa flew to Cairo in July, having spent the last of her money, clutching the ghost ticket like a talisman.
  — Caitlin Dwyer, Longreads, 29 May 2021
• Now Salah is Egypt’s leading scorer among active players and the talisman on a team about to play in its first World Cup in 28 years.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 13 June 2018
• Dest, rushing towards the six-yard box, played an inch-perfect header to Pulisic, the team’s talisman.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
• The team's young talisman Luka Doncic, 21, led the way with 24 points, eight assists and nine rebounds.
  — Calum Trenaman, CNN, 28 Dec. 2020
• Muslims want talismans adorned with Quranic verses or the name of the Prophet Muhammad.
  — Sam Kestenbaum, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2017
• But the song kind of ended up turning into a bit of a protective talismans for me.
  — Seventeen, 10 Mar. 2017
• The team talisman, who turns 38 on July 24, dealt with a herniated disk, forcing him to miss the first four games of the playoffs.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• Hair is a talisman in the film, a symbol of so many elements of identity.
  — Maria Marrone, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2022
• There will be aggressive truth seekers mingling with folks who don’t give a fig about the talisman.
  — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017
• Each lipstick comes in a gold, refillable case that feels like a bar of gold and looks like a fancy weapon or perhaps a talisman of some sort.
  — Sable Yong, Allure, 8 May 2019
• Perhaps the cure could come with the token that might preserve its own memory, like a talisman.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2020
• It looks set to be a busy transfer window for the club, with talisman Antoine Griezmann believed to be close to agreeing terms with a move to Barcelona.
  — SI.com, 24 May 2018
• Dani decides bedtime is a time to discuss the talisman with Flora.
  — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• The Firestarter is a talisman as well as a curse; non-human powers want it, and now Taryn’s sin of revenge has laid her open to attack, and not just from one quarter.
  — Tom Shippey, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
• Its problem in Russia hasn’t been so much on the field as off it where Neymar, the team’s captain and talisman, has been an emotional wreck.
  — Kevin Baxter, latimes.com, 28 June 2018
• Nails from tombs and crucifixions were sometimes even worn around the neck as talismans against fevers, malaria and evil spells.
  — Franz Lidz, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2023
• Many were once kept in priests’ pockets or sewn into clothing, as talismans.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024

Last Updated: 24 Oct 2024