pedestal

Example Sentences

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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

“I don’t believe that there is one hero for our movements. Movements are led by a collective, and you can’t create some pedestal for one person, because humans will always fail you.”

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

In San Fernando, a completely covered Chavez statue was pulled off its pedestal and put into storage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

"They're imperfect as well, which should be celebrated, instead of putting them on a pedestal which you think you have to climb as well."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Now I can see the steps and the pedestal below the obelisk, which had been covered up my entire life.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman