symbolizes

Example Sentences

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A: Ruth symbolizes what she herself expressed: decency.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

For me, the ash cross symbolizes how to repent—at the cross.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

He sports a sword embedded in a cross on his forearm, which symbolizes the verse in which Christ says, “I came not to send peace, but a sword.”

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Rita Cofield from the Getty Conservation Institute said Stylesville symbolizes the enduring presence of the Black community in Pacoima.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

At Berkeley, that institution which symbolizes middle-class opportunity, students complained about the impersonal life on the campus—they were being reduced to IBM numbers.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez