symbolized

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The moment that symbolized this transformation came with his own death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

In medieval maps, the tribal divisions of the Holy Land symbolized spiritual inheritance for Christians.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Even when the unknowns are appropriately symbolized and the relevant equation can be set up, the manipulations necessary to solve it are too often only hazily understood.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos