Example Sentences
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Both had dreamed of representing the U.S. in the Olympics — a dream realized symbolically by their jerseys in the U.S. locker room.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026
Wearing a grey hoodie sweatshirt with 'Fear' written upside down Malinin symbolically swotted away comments which represented the negative impact of social media.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
The Constitutional Convention was symbolically presided over by the retired Gen. George Washington, who sat throughout in a chair with a gilded half sun at its top.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
“But for a lot of people, it symbolically shows a willingness to work with companies that have not been able to resolve or reconcile the problems.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Spassky’s defense of his title became, symbolically, a defense of the Soviet Union, and the Russian’s millstone was a heavy weight to bear.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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