How to Use symbolism in a Sentence

symbolism

noun

• The story was filled with religious symbolism.
• The symbolism that had threatened to doom the bird saved it in the end.
  — Nathaniel Rich, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2022
• The show is rich in symbolism for those who care to look.
  — Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022
• The symbolism of her passing the stick on to Knight isn’t lost on the 50-year-old Granato.
  — John Wawrow, ajc, 22 Jan. 2022
• At the time, the artist behind the work, Jens Galschiøt, vowed that the statue's symbolism would live on.
  — Teele Rebane, CNN, 26 May 2022
• The movie is filled with symbolism and metaphor, myth and legend.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
• Compounding the loss is the symbolism of the tragedy’s timing.
  — Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
• The weight of the words and the symbolism is really powerful.
  — Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2022
• His age, the occasion, the location, and even the name of the venue seemed packed with symbolism.
  — Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
• For Al, no one was ever going to be bigger than the emblem, the patch on the eye, the symbolism.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2022
• Not to be lost in the search for symbolism, however, is the fact that the Moroccan team is good.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2022
• The symbolism of water and rebirth and death and the unconscious and the shadow… there’s so many.
  — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
• In the decades since, the gallery’s prominence has been bolstered by the location and its symbolism.
  — Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
• Few would deny the importance and symbolism of the Yangtze.
  — Heather Chen, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
• There's so much subtle imagery and symbolism; there's a lot to pore over.
  — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2023
• Sometimes the symbolism refers to the Soviet Union era, now gone for more than three decades.
  — Markus Ziener, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
• Some stories, with all of their strangeness and symbolism, are better left on the page.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
• Each piece of Coronation regalia carries a symbolism that relates to the role of the monarch within the church or the state.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2023
• There’s oil all over the Valentino by the end of Loot season 2 — apt symbolism for the mess Molly finds herself in.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 29 May 2024
• The symbolism of the final 12-play, 34-yard slog can’t be undersold.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• The title of the painting also serves as the title for the episode; the symbolism behind the work is worth pondering.
  — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
• But the symbolism of placing a person from this specific group on the court?
  — Damon Linker, The Week, 27 Jan. 2022
• But for decades, science has lagged far behind the symbolism.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
• Sure, Congress found backdoor ways to fund its main provisions, but the symbolism of its fall from the books wasn’t to be missed.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Mar. 2022
• When the tribe hunkers down for its daily repast, ritual and symbolism are the rule.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
• Framed in a wide shot that shows the lawyer, the jury, the judge, the grain of the wood of the court itself, the symbolism of American justice becomes visible.
  — John Marks, CNN, 7 Jan. 2023
• That symbolism did not go unnoticed, as the video racked up more than 2 million views in just four hours.
  — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 21 Feb. 2024
• The students then discussed the symbolism in each image.
  — Pia Ceres, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2023
• Ukraine has symbolism for both the U.S. and Russia that extends past its real-life role.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2022
• The play, by Howard Sackler, débuted on Broadway in 1968 and explored the disharmony of a man who needs words to undermine the racial symbolism of his body.
  — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024