How to Use charisma in a Sentence

charisma

noun
  • His success is largely due to his charisma.
  • The candidate was lacking in charisma.
  • Many podcasts live or die by the charisma of the host or co-hosts.
    Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Students like him have the power, charisma and the right outlook on life to bring out the best in everyone.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2024
  • And while the debate format did not give him much chance to charm, his soon-to-be legendary charisma had a way of glimmering through.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Sep. 2024
  • In the end, Shelton chose Lape as the winner, inspired by the teen vocalist’s charisma.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The rookie’s blend of charisma, humility, drive and composure has won over teammates across the locker room.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2024
  • All that latex prevents Farrell from accessing his innate charisma.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • An opening will supercharge your imagination and give you the charisma to charm your way past anyone who questions your validity.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
  • As this modern Fletch fumbles his way through a mystery, Hamm musters the movie-star charisma needed to convince the audience to go along with his dubious plans.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Iltis is the German word for a polecat, Mustela putorius, a forest-dwelling European mammal that's like a weasel, minus the charisma.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The casting of Hunnam helps make the case for this — the actor’s expressive face and brute-force charisma transmit everything Lin is feeling, notably the pull of temptation.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 Oct. 2022
  • None of the ports, though, matched the charisma of St. Barts.
    Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
  • He’s got the charisma and skill to rally a team and a fanbase!
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But none of them can match the charisma and power of celebrity of Jonathan the Husky.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Both were taken by the charisma and presence and how present the men were.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Twirling his mix-stand, Plant oozed charisma singers a third his age would make a deal with the Devil for.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023
  • For decades, Gosling has been bringing movie star charisma in spades.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • This was a Bugs Bunny level of charisma, built to last.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • In the past decade, Bennett has lent his charisma to modern pop.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2023
  • The Texas native has charisma to burn and his appearance on the ACMs added an extra edge to the show.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
  • The plot's logic is subservient to its star's cocky charisma.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That glitzy, feral charisma bomb is still a part of who Kesha is.
    Amy Rose Spiegel, SELF, 20 June 2023
  • The inevitable charisma of villainy makes the accusers vivid as well.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The inevitable charisma of villainy makes the accusers vivid as well.
    The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
  • Ronald Reagan brought to the White House his big-screen charisma, homespun charm, and a couple of dogs.
    Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023
  • As Joe & The Juice legend has it, Finsteen tripled the store’s sales in a single day through sheer charisma.
    Trey Williams, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Both stars are able to suggest the richness of their characters through the sheer force of their charisma.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2023
  • For me, there is no artist with the power, the charisma, and the sheer musical genius of Michael Jackson.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • But Sabu was able to buck these conventions through, in no small part, the sheer voltage of his charisma.
    Hazlitt, 29 Nov. 2023

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