Example Sentences

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The flowers symbolise both the youthful energy and the fragility of life in Japanese culture as full blooms only last about a week.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The peacock is often used to symbolise beauty and pride in Nigerian art, AFP reports.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Nvidia reportedly chose the restaurant, Kkanbu -- meaning "friend" and popularised by the megahit series "Squid Game" -- to symbolise cooperation on artificial intelligence and chipmaking.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

The West Midlands is home to many of the establishments, which combine a public house with Indian food and Punjabi music, and symbolise integration despite origins in segregation.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025

The changeless, cloudless, expressionless skies of summer seemed to symbolise that aristocratic conservatism which repelled all innovation, and was its distinguishing mark.

From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert