symbolize

Example Sentences

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Lincoln poses almost nonchalantly, one hand touching a book to represent knowledge, the other clutching a scroll to symbolize statecraft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Wolfsthal is among experts involved in the "Doomsday Clock" meant to symbolize how near humanity is to destruction.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

It’s quite fitting considering that apples symbolize Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruitful abundance.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

There’s nothing symbolic in the Mona Lisa, because there’s nothing there to symbolize anything.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day