SYMBOLISM in a Sentence
Learn SYMBOLISM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
86 example sentences for SYMBOLISM, such as:
1. Dragon is regarded as a symbol of power.
2. The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
3. Each element of the ceremony has a symbolic meaning.
4. And of all these things the Albino whale was the symbol.
5. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.
2. The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
3. Each element of the ceremony has a symbolic meaning.
4. And of all these things the Albino whale was the symbol.
5. It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.
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Meanings and Examples of SYMBOLISM
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symbolism
n. a system of symbols and symbolic representations
n. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
Classic Sentence: (48 in 4 pages)
1 A biscuit, in the shady symbolism of prisons, signifies: Nothing to be done.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATIO...
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—EMBRYONIC FORMATION OF CRIMES IN THE INCUBATIO...
2 All this without that diabolic aid which is surely to him; for it have to yield to the powers that come from, and are, symbolic of good.
3 The long shadows of the forest had slipped down hill while we talked, had gone far beyond the ruined hovel, beyond the symbolic row of stakes.
4 The last Count of Spada, moreover, made me his heir, bequeathing to me this symbolic breviary, he bequeathed to me all it contained; no, no, make your mind satisfied on that point.
5 There was something almost bridal in his own aspect: his large white gardenia had a symbolic air that struck Lily as a good omen.
6 The instincts of merry England lingered on here with exceptional vitality, and the symbolic customs which tradition has attached to each season of the year were yet a reality on Egdon.
7 At his desire, she went hunting, which was his symbol of happiness, and she ordered porridge for breakfast, which was his symbol of morality.
8 He refused to wear soft hats; cleaved to a hard derby, as a symbol of virility and prosperity; and sometimes he forgot to take it off in the house.
9 And of all these things the Albino whale was the symbol.
10 There, then, he sat, the sign and symbol of a man without faith, hopelessly holding up hope in the midst of despair.
11 Then come out those fiery effulgences, infernally superb; then the evil-blazing diamond, once the divinest symbol of the crystal skies, looks like some crown-jewel stolen from the King of Hell.
12 A dark valley between three mighty, heaven-abiding peaks, that almost seem the Trinity, in some faint earthly symbol.
13 The wind that made great bellies of their sails, and rushed the vessel on by arms invisible as irresistible; this seemed the symbol of that unseen agency which so enslaved them to the race.
14 One of the girls had read somewhere that a red flag was the proper symbol for oppressed workers, and so they mounted one, and paraded all about the yards, yelling with rage.
15 The young chief removed a fold of his hunting skirt, and quietly exposed the fatal tuft of hair, which he bore as the symbol of victory.
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 The scene is so rich in symbolism that any explanation risks spoiling the effect.
2 Sound symbolism means that we can often guess the meaning of a word from its sound.
3 Religious symbolism is very characteristic of the paintings of this period.
4 However, ornamental and architectural forms frequently do convey a meaning, which we term symbolism in art.
5 The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
6 A lot of Latin-American officials are stressing the symbolic importance of the trip.
7 Each element of the ceremony has a symbolic meaning.
8 It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.
9 The protest was a symbolic gesture of anger at official policy.
10 The king is limited to a symbolic figurehead, however the institution elicits huge amount of respect and reverence from the Thai people.
11 Each symbol was placed in front of larger crosses bearing the name and crest of the unit or group.
12 White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.
13 Dragon is regarded as a symbol of power.
14 The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
15 She wants to be known as a singer rather than as a sex symbol.