figurehead
Example Sentences
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She put on the coat, handed Gelifen to Christopher, and clambered up onto the prow of the boat, standing atop the carved figurehead, which was shaped like an apple.
From Literature
Celtic have needed a safe pair of hands and a figurehead to unite a fanbase in revolt twice this season.
From BBC
Pimblett is no longer the kid who does not know his way around the gym - he is the figurehead among his peers and on the cusp of realising a career-long dream.
From BBC
A religious figurehead, he claims a pope-like status as the head of millions of Shiite Muslims around the world.
That former intern was vacuuming the cup holders in your Yukon two years ago, now everyone thinks he’s the genius, and you’re a figurehead.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
