put on a pedestal
Example Sentences
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It's a standout year by any measure, but she insists awards aren't her focus and she doesn't want "to be put on a pedestal", adding she believes in herself for her own reasons.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
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
I think that’s our relationship to artists and iconic figures we put on a pedestal and then have to go through the unwelcome experience of uncovering their bad behavior and disordered egos.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023
And in the beginning, Adena felt like somebody who was all-knowing and somebody Kat put on a pedestal.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2021
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
