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
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
As well as the queen's portrait, the coins feature designs "symbolically reflecting the many facets of Queen Elizabeth II's life and legacy", the mint said.
From BBC
The Nobel Foundation had said the award could not "even symbolically, be passed on or further distributed".
From BBC
A later flash-forward showed him elderly, symbolically handing his iconic shield to his former wingman - literally, a winged man - Sam Wilson.
From BBC
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