put on a pedestal
Example Sentences
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A box with three glass walls has been put on a pedestal in front of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.
From Reuters • Apr. 30, 2023
The article was about Harry's family, but could have been describing readers who didn't appreciate learning quite so many details about this prince they had put on a pedestal.
From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023
But KSI, real name Olajide Olatunji, tells BBC Newsbeat he has no interest in "being put on a pedestal" like Tate.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
“A lot of it was because I was put on a pedestal for a very long time due to being the first born and having so much responsibility,” Gonzalez said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
The world did not expect an educated man to do anything; he was to be put on a pedestal and admired from a distance.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
