swastika

Example Sentences

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While browsing a map of Madrid from 1940, Mr. Cheshire spotted a stamp in the top-left corner identifying its provenance: a black swastika.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Rep. Dave Taylor responded to reports that a flag bearing a swastika was spotted in his office on Wednesday, calling it “vile and deeply inappropriate.”

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2025

Once on the island they tear down a swastika and replace it with the hammer and sickle of the Soviet Union.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

For example, the swastika can be merely a benign ancient Hindu symbol.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

The Austrian townspeople welcomed the Nazis, greeting the soldiers with flowers and swastika displays.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti