pedestal

Example Sentences

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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“As a director working on Broadway, that’s what I do with my actors and creative teams, I set them up for success and try to pedestal their great gifts and talents,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The classic at-home birthday party was never really about putting one person on a very expensive pedestal.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

As long as you don’t put your adviser on a pedestal — and then express disappointment when you realize they aren’t all-knowing sages — you set yourself up for a stronger, less fraught relationship.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

Before he could turn Cleo on its side, Gorringe would have to raise it a few inches off its pedestal.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman