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

Yet, somehow, this problematic statistic and all that it symbolizes doesn’t even register.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

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