symbolizes

Example Sentences

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A: Ruth symbolizes what she herself expressed: decency.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Fink argues that the song reflects a time of centralized power within the music industry, but symbolizes a desire to escape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

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

Atahuallpa’s capture symbolizes the European conquest of the Americas, because the same mix of proximate factors that caused it was also responsible for European conquests of other Native American societies.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond