How to Use amulet in a Sentence

amulet

noun
  • Drea and Maryanne had played their idol and amulet to get it.
    al, 27 Apr. 2022
  • To Sterling, the image was an amulet, a prayer frozen in time.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • Each depicts a man, cloaked in a robe, with an amulet around his neck.
    Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Elisha ties the ends of the strap and slides the amulet under the old woman’s nightgown.
    Olga Tokarczuk, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Most don white tenugui scarves on their heads and amulets to ward off sharks and evil deities lurking in the sea.
    Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
  • Most don white tenugui scarves on their heads and amulets to ward off sharks and evil deities lurking in the sea.
    Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2017
  • His lover, Enid Evans, tied a mauve ribbon to the strut of his airplane, as an amulet.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Lindsay shares intel on the three-way amulet and that Hai and Drea have the other parts.
    Mike Rose, cleveland, 11 May 2022
  • These include the Eye of Horus, the scarab, the akhet amulet of the horizon, the placenta, the Knot of Isis, and others.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The team 3D printed a replica version of the amulet for display and study.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The ultimate goal of my life and my art is to be this amulet of hope, this light in the end of this dark tunnel.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 20 June 2024
  • Necklaces looked like amulets and gemstones and big-brimmed hats finished the looks.
    Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2018
  • For accessories, one amulet slot, one belt slot, and two ring slots.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The smallest is a simple amulet, while the largest is bigger than a bowling ball.
    Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In Greek and many other ancient cultures, the amulet was worn to stave off mystic bad forces in the world.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 18 July 2018
  • But of course, John overhears this, and when the attendant points a gun in his face, John uses the amulet to kill him.
    Alex Raiman, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Some of the items were Olmec figures, grinding stones, clay and stone earmuffs, and a human head amulet.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 19 Aug. 2023
  • For model Oliver Wight (they/she), too, a childhood in the water was their amulet of joy.
    Allure, 12 July 2021
  • The amulet lying at the center of the plot brings all of that humanity, good, bad, and in between, to the forefront.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
  • Layer two to three black belts to cinch the base layer at your waist, then add a red cape and, of course, the Eye of Agamotto amulet.
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 June 2022
  • The scene takes place in 1917, when Redshirt bequeaths the powerful amulet to young Sam Tallman.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2023
  • She was covered with amulets and jewelry made of gold and precious stones.
    National Geographic, 22 May 2019
  • The gold foil amulet was just one of several important finds during the dig.
    Fox News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • Yente is kept alive by a kind of spell or charm that her host, a younger relative, writes on a piece of paper and places in an amulet around her neck.
    Deborah Treisma, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Toys, amulets, darts, arrow shafts, ulus, drawers and drawers and drawers full of old life.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • These sights, sounds and smells informed the imagery found in her jewelry: swords, shields, amulets and trefoils.
    Nancy Bilyeau, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Legends Collide house is set in the 19th century with the three characters all seeking the amulet of Ra.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 May 2022
  • Danny put the fake trinket (in his case, a silver coin amulet) back in the cage in the bag, while Carolyn kept her trinket (a string of beads) and put the empty bag back.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Both the Romans and Vikings fashioned items with jet, ranging from buttons and rings to tiny sculptures and protective amulets.
    Emili Vesilind, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Johnson continued to play the new-age bohemian with a pendulous amulet swinging from her neck.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024

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