symbolism
Example Sentences
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There’s more to this outcome than Resistance-pleasing symbolism, though.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026
With their mix of social realism, symbolism and pure escapism, the movies of 1939 embody the same themes that kept audiences flocking to the cinema and other forms of entertainment throughout the decade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
"Even when situations are nowhere near that scale, the symbolism remains powerful."
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It was shot in black and white, and had subtitles and a plot heavy on symbolism, so fewer than a dozen people came, even though it was free.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
Vocabulary lists containing symbolism
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Poetry: Literary Devices
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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