symbols

Example Sentences

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“All the history inside the artwork and the symbols inside the artwork, is like a trip into a very beautiful world,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

About 5,200 years ago, people in what is now Iraq and Syria began pressing symbols into clay to record information.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

As a system of symbols with its own particular language, astrology can help some people make sense of emotions and events, bringing a semblance of structure to the apparent chaos of everyday life.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

It wasn’t to drive religion or religious symbols from the public square.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The symbols on its handle—adinkra, I realized with a surprise—glowed almost as bright as the fire.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia