Example Sentences

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The next year’s original “Elemental,” in which fire and water symbolized the director’s experience growing up in an immigrant family, opened poorly and ultimately made a small profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

She knew what “The Muppet Show” star symbolized and recognized what she meant to her misfit youngest, a zaftig kid frequently chided for taking up too much space.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Alary said other support-group members said they were emotional hearing about it as it symbolized an important moment and turning a corner.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Together they symbolized a simpler, more imaginative world.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Hamilton was, after George Washington, the most powerful figure in the Federalist party and, his advocates would have added, the intellectual wellspring for all the political energy that Washington merely symbolized.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis