put on a pedestal
Example Sentences
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“Being put on a pedestal means you can’t move around too much,” Matfess said.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
It’s interesting to see a man who is put on a pedestal by the world being taken down to his inner child by the person who knows him the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 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 sense of responsibility isn't lost on them, but Gavin carefully rejects the notion that Muna should be put on a pedestal.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022
It is only the Carlyle kind of hero who could ever be put on a pedestal, or who would stay there if put there.
From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Gerald Stanley Lee
