pedestal

Example Sentences

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It's a standout year by any measure, but she insists awards aren't her focus and she doesn't want "to be put on a pedestal", adding she believes in herself for her own reasons.

From BBC

They don’t have any excitement in their own lives, so they put him on the same pedestal as the circus performers in “Freaks” or Gwynplaine in “The Man Who Laughs.”

From Salon

Now I can see the steps and the pedestal below the obelisk, which had been covered up my entire life.

From Literature

"Nothing is left but the pedestals of the memorials and a few of the stones from them," he wrote online.

From BBC

Instead, two innings later, Smith delivered a swing that will change his legacy forever — thrusting him onto a pedestal both overdue and long-warranted.

From Los Angeles Times