symbolize

Example Sentences

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“So I was incorporating things like the half doorway to symbolize their struggle.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Wolfsthal is among experts involved in the "Doomsday Clock" meant to symbolize how near humanity is to destruction.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

"Lines on maps started to symbolize the limits of political sovereignties rather than the boundless divine promises. This transformed the way that the Bible's descriptions of geographical space were understood."

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

The problem was that Hamilton has come to symbolize modern Ferrari—the frustrated team trapped in a historic dry spell—and not old-school Ferrari, which defined entire eras of the sport as motor-racing royalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Could the little butterfly, asleep in our locust tree, drying his wings off on our rock in the morning, symbolize hope for Ben, too?

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings