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a trinket or piece of jewelry thought to be a protection against evil

It's a talisman of sorts, one that carries with it all my memories of my dad; every now and then, I remove it from my pocket and stare at it.
Nicholas Sparks -- Dear John

The fact of his own survival burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag kept guardian in his heart.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Music had become his talisman against the loneliness which, one day, must surely overwhelm him.
Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
"Trust me," he says; which in itself has never been a talisman, carries no guarantee.
Margaret Atwood -- The Handmaid's Tale
Probably Gawaine or his men would be skulking at his heels, in case for a moment he should lay the talisman aside.
T. H. White -- The Once and Future King
But no, he did not touch his talisman, and what is the reason he gives for it?
Fyodor Dostoyevsky -- The Brothers Karamazov
By him stood Piggy still holding out the talisman, the fragile, shining beauty of the shell.
William Golding -- Lord of the Flies
He called out his own name before him like a talisman against harm.
Cormac McCarthy -- All the Pretty Horses
In Len's mind he saw the charm as a talisman that might speed my father's recovery.
Alice Sebold -- The Lovely Bones
Iridescent oils are displayed with amulets, talismans, incense.
Christina Garcia -- Dreaming in Cuban
My glowing eyes were a talisman.
Stephenie Meyer -- The Host
It wore Bast's collar, but as I watched, the talisman of the goddess crumbled to dust.
Rick Riordan -- The Red Pyramid
Mr. Mompellion, too, has come upon these talismans.
Geraldine Brooks -- Year of Wonders
Brigid's odd collection of talismans is still there.
Libba Bray -- Sweet Far Thing
I pressed her close to my motionless heart, holding her like a talisman against rash behavior.
Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
Well, now I'm grown up, the talisman's lost its power.'
Ivan Turgenev -- Fathers and Sons
It had been worn as a talisman by soldiers in the last imperialist war.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
It is not only a valuable diamond, but it is an enchanted talisman.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers
The Talisman could unbind that lock, could warm him against the cold, could transport him anywhere in the world...... There came a sound of wings, beating.
Roger Zelazny -- Lord of Light
Then wide-eyed Hera smiled . and smiling put the talisman in her breast.
Homer -- The Iliad

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