symbolic

Example Sentences

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It brings with it symbolic recognition and the opportunity to maintain a formal connection to the university.

From Salon

Across the tent, in a display of performance art, Amanda Ross-Ho continuously pushes a giant, inflatable Earth around a soccer field, symbolic of “the labor it takes to just keep things going all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times

Though it lasted only 30 seconds, Martin’s Super Bowl moment was a symbolic demonstration of how far Latin music has come in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

He described the idea of Donnelly driving the car as "symbolic".

From BBC

French-language newspaper El Watan said the "symbolic" visit was "of great historical significance in a country where ancient Christian memory coexists with the Muslim reality of today".

From Barron's