effigies
Example Sentences
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Previous effigies have included Rishi Sunak riding a train, Suella Braverman as an octopus and Jeremy Clarkson driving a skip.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
Previous effigies include former Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson, as well as other politicians including current American President Joe Biden.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
These modern effigies to mass production and over-consumption carry their own history, gained from both the seller in need and the tourist who purchases them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2024
Venezuelans set effigies on fire as part of an Easter tradition, while zookeepers in Chile treated their animals to Easter eggs filled with snacks.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
It has the worrying power of effigies, a lifeless life that fills me with creeping horror.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
