put on a pedestal
Example Sentences
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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
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
In selecting Shiraz, a city in the southwest of Iran, Farhadi wanted to build a bridge between his contemporary saga about a man put on a pedestal and hero worship in antiquity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2022
The world did not expect an educated man to do anything; he was to be put on a pedestal and admired from a distance.
From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert
