How to Use aura in a Sentence

aura

noun
Definition of auranext
Synonyms for auranext
  • The monastery perched high on a mountaintop had an aura of unreality and mystery about it.
  • Another beginning phase of a seizure for some (but not all) people, is known as an aura.
    — Patti Greco, Health.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Go up a size to channel the effortless aura of Bieber’s oversized outfit.
    — Vogue, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Chucky and his bride, Tiffany, have always given off the aura of the straight couple that’s allowed at Pride.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The images arrived already imbued with the aura of permanence.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 21 Dec. 2021
  • The hefty six-hundred-dollar price tag has only reinforced its dilettantish aura.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Emerging from an aura of golden-brown light, Cummings wields a judge’s gavel and appears to almost burst from the canvas.
    — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Think of this phenomenon as an intense focus on cultivating one’s, well, aura.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Help your man upgrade their style with these classic Raybans, which are simple enough to go with any outfit and add a sophisticated aura to any look.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 29 Nov. 2021
  • For all their aura of authenticity, oral histories like this have their limitations.
    — Edward Kosner, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Aura: Up to 20% of people with migraine will experience sensory changes known as an aura.
    — Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 17 Nov. 2021
  • For the moment at least, Hamas leaders and sources close to the leadership circle have tried to project an aura of resilience and an emphasis on the virtues of martyrdom.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Barnes reset the foundation with an aura of positive authenticity.
    — John Marshall, ajc, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Who lives on the block can change the whole aura of it.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • This is, come on, there's gotta be some aura in these walls.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Will these steps liven up the show, or give it an aura of flop sweat?
    — oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In his first year on the Tour in 2011, Bradley witnessed Woods’ aura in person for the first time.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • What Swift has to offer, at this point, is an aura of cool.
    — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The aura around him, the sizzle in his wake, still hasn’t left Odell Beckham Jr.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • With his good-boy-next-door aura, this 18-year-old artist brings a fresh and distinct vibe to the genre.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 July 2022
  • At the club’s entrance on West 21st, a balmy aura of sage seeps through its glass doors and onto the street.
    — Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But the close call cost Ford much of the aura of his incumbency.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Does the aura that enfolds it not lie at the rotten root of the story of Lydia Tár?
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There was no mystique or aura that could change this game.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Daley expects the venue to embody the aura that has fueled the trend.
    — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • She is backlit by the L.A. sun, whose rays create an aura above her head.
    — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • So what you’re left behind with is sort of the aura of that history.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The different auras as well as eras Laufey straddles could be seen in her costume change at the Ford.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2023
  • That aura of mystery persisted for the rest of Clarke’s life.
    — Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Hooper’s The eerie aura that surrounds the house in the movie even before the first victim steps across the threshold is long gone.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024

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