be symptomatic
Example Sentences
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It’s a reminder that what often looks like dominance in the global economy may instead be symptomatic of a pathological codependence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
This behavior may be symptomatic of a serious disorder.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023
Working from bed may also be symptomatic of collective malaise.
From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2020
“The effects of the separation are pervasive and obviously long-lasting and I would predict, as a psychiatrist, that certainly without treatment these people are going to be symptomatic for years to come.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2020
Being aware, however, that it was a very typical and, as might be, symptomatic sight, he had conscientiously reserved an afternoon and dressed himself carefully for the occasion.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry
