Oscar wore an amulet to ward off evil spirits.    From LearnThat.org. 

An amulet from the eponymous, dreadful Plateau no doubt.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Amulet of Leng!] Reference

The word amulet has appeared in eight Times articles over the past year, including on June 11, 2010 in.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

In the center of the amulet was the Coptic cross, complete with the flower weave just like the one in the museum.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Welkening] Reference

The periapt is a vital neck slot item which serves as a much needed alternative to the "amulet", "necklace" or "pendant".    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference

I also got to inspect Tamina’s amulet, which is also filled with the sands of time.    From Wordnik.com.  [/Film Visits The Set of Prince Of Persia - Part 1 | /Film] Reference

It grew to be a standing joke among the members of the Expedition to resort to the "amulet" in difficult situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Disillusionment in Russia]

Now what kind of amulet would Sachi need to multiply her confidence-and by how much of a Talk to him normally! factor?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anime Nano!] Reference

The amulet was an eviction notice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Stations : An Arkady Renko Novel] Reference

The following is the method of preparing the amulet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

"An amulet will cure her," said worried Samuel stoutly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas Light] Reference

Long before the shell-amulet became personified as a woman the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference

In its widest sense, the word talisman is synonymous with amulet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference

In the East, generally, the amulet consists of certain names of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

Abracadabra amulet was supposed to be especially efficacious in ague.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

I carried the amulet in my left hand and a walking stick in the right.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pilgrimage] Reference

In "Chambers's Cyclopædia," published in 1728, an amulet is defined as.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference

Wherever it is found the swastika is supposed to be an amulet to confer.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference

Thus gradually there developed out of the cowry-amulet the conception of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference

Around her neck she wore a double row of pearls, from which hung an amulet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833] Reference

"He loved and was beloved; what more could he desire as an amulet against fear?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

The powers of the mandragora, as an amulet, place it almost in a class by itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

In the minds of most persons the terms talisman, amulet, and charm are synonymous.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

Hathor was originally nothing more than an amulet to enhance fertility and vitality.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference

 I thought that perhaps I could sell the Ruzhiner amulet and buy a piece of the inn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Settled] Reference

It became an amulet to increase the fertility of women and to help them in childbirth.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Evolution of the Dragon] Reference

From the stone itself the word "Abraxas" came to be used as an amulet when written on paper.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

It may be an amulet, a cabalistic symbol, an incantation, a bread-pill, or even sudden fright.    From Wordnik.com.  [Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery] Reference

This amulet was afterward transmitted to the Viceroy Alfonso d'Alboquerque, as a valuable present.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

This was a "profession of faith" which he always wore stitched in his clothing as a sort of amulet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

An amulet is used in the cure of a blind horse which could hardly have helped on the cure by his faith in it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

The talisman and amulet must be a compound of some substance, the charm might be a gesture, a look, or a spoken word.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing] Reference

 Zusman had an amulet that he told people was from the Ruzhiner rabbi, and that it could work wonders on the sick and unfortunate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Settled] Reference