pedestal
Example Sentences
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“Drake was very highly regarded before then. For some people, that knocked him off the pedestal a bit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
At Amarapura's Nagayon Pagoda, a Buddha statue reduced to just two legs and hands on a pedestal has been fully restored, looking out with a serene gaze.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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
“We’re all sitting there at the Forum and he’s on the damn pedestal talking and he said, ‘I’m guaranteeing everyone here next year we are going to win it again.’
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
Mrs. Walton hugs me so tight, she lifts me off the pedestal, and for a second I think we’ll go tumbling to the floor.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
Vocabulary lists containing pedestal
Body Language: Ped, Pod ("Foot")
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The Poet X
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On a Pedestal: Marble-ous Words for Sculpture
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