symbol

Example Sentences

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"Our football loses not only a brilliant tactician, but a mentor, a visionary, and a national symbol who carried the tricolour to the highest peaks of global success."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A previous version of this report incorrectly provided a stock-market ticker symbol for Fidelity Investments, which is privately held.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

The most striking symbol of this transformation was a new family shrine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Investors are finding deals to be had that include trophy properties such as San Francisco’s Transamerica Pyramid, a 48-story tower that has served as a symbol of the city since its completion in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Many white slaveholders, especially in Virginia’s upper-class homes, considered mixed-race people a sort of status symbol, just as some people today think of a flashy car or an expensive new smartphone.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis