symbol

Example Sentences

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Julia “Butterfly” Hill — whose ethereal, barefoot portraits high in the redwood canopy became a symbol of the Redwood Summer — spent two years living in a thousand-year-old tree, named Luna, to keep it from being felled.

From Los Angeles Times

The smaller denomination eurocents carry an image of the Madara rider, a symbol of early Bulgarian statehood, based on an 8th Century rock relief.

From BBC

Owning a pet bird was - and for some generations in China, still is - a status symbol.

From BBC

She remained a symbol of 1960s glamour and a pioneer for animal rights.

From BBC

Long a symbol of glamour and desire, Brigitte Bardot's image was forged in a cluster of cult films and pop duets.

From Barron's