symbolized

Example Sentences

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Eve symbolized beauty and promised consumers the same results through their purchasing power.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Writers and painters often symbolized the Virgin Mary’s immaculate purity by placing her within a hedge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Alary said other support-group members said they were emotional hearing about it as it symbolized an important moment and turning a corner.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Frank Capra, the multiple Academy Award winner whose everyman heroes symbolized the American spirit triumphing over mercenary or venal big business and big government, died Tuesday at his desert retirement home.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

“Being Special Forces, the beret symbolized something just a little bit more. We were like peacocks; we strutted around and did the whole thing. Just full of oats.”

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge