put on a pedestal
Example Sentences
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I want to hear from the people that I put on a pedestal that they are hanging on by a thread.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024
A box with three glass walls has been put on a pedestal in front of the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.
From Reuters ● Apr. 30, 2023
The article was about Harry's family, but could have been describing readers who didn't appreciate learning quite so many details about this prince they had put on a pedestal.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2023
But KSI, real name Olajide Olatunji, tells BBC Newsbeat he has no interest in "being put on a pedestal" like Tate.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2023
Here was no pretty Beggar Maid for masculine condescension, but rather a little goddess to be put on a pedestal and worshiped.
From Glory of Youth by Hutt, Henry