signifier

Example Sentences

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“That sense of immediacy — and not imbuing something with outside signifiers of value — lets the fragile piece of paper speak for itself.”

From Los Angeles Times

And while those in the highest income range are more likely to be optimistic, being middle income or having a bachelor’s degree isn’t much of a signifier of optimism or pessimism.

From The Wall Street Journal

For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bad Bunny’s signifiers were subtler, although some may not have contained the meaning people read into them.

From Salon

A statement from trust said it had already implemented a programme of "signifier change".

From BBC