pedestal

Example Sentences

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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

“They deserve the kind of the pedestal that we give to art as well,” Walker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

As long as you don’t put your adviser on a pedestal — and then express disappointment when you realize they aren’t all-knowing sages — you set yourself up for a stronger, less fraught relationship.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

“Being put on a pedestal means you can’t move around too much,” Matfess said.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2026

An object his mother used as a paperweight stood beside the inkwell: a small glass sphere, on a black plastic pedestal, containing a snowman wearing a stovepipe hat.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger