How to Use amulet in a Sentence
amulet
noun-
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 -
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 -
When the masked man breaks free, Master hands him an amulet with instructions to deliver it into the right hands.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2020
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