effigy

Example Sentences

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He said there were "lots of ideas of how it first started" but looking back through history, "most of it was to do with 1605 when bonfires and effigies were burnt and barrels were plentiful".

From BBC

True to the festival’s name, every structure at Burning Man is temporary, as many buildings, along with the effigy, are set on fire by the end of the festival.

From Salon

A gallows was erected; an effigy of a Chinese man swung from a noose.

From Los Angeles Times

True to its name, every structure is temporary as many buildings, along with the effigy, are burned to the ground by the end of the festival.

From Salon

The man’s body was discovered shortly after the giant effigy of “Burning Man” was lighted on fire.

From Los Angeles Times