Definition: 1. An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance. 2. Something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible.
Use 'symbol' in a sentence:
1. Sixty-one small parachute symbols were painted on the left side just forward of the wing.
2. Many young people saw him as a symbol of American youths.
3. To Chinese, a rooster is a symbol of strong and proud.
4. The opening of a Euro-Disneyland in the very heart of France is a potent symbol.
5. The Universal Product Code symbol, also known as the 'bar code', is printed on products for sale and contains information that a computer can read.
6. The true symbol for English womanhood is the Queen.
7. Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving?
8. These are the phonetic symbols.
9. The giant panda is regarded as the symbol of peace.
10. The elephant is a symbol of Thailand.
11. One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.
12. His bristling determination has become a symbol of England's renaissance.
13. His name was invoked as a symbol of the revolution.
14. The dove is usually regarded as a symbol of peace.
15. To them, the presidency is the special symbol of nationhood.
16. To them, the monarchy is the special symbol of nationhood.
17. Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture.
18. Glasses were a status symbol in some parts of the world.
19. The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
20. What's the chemical symbol for mercury?
21. The whole world looked to her as a symbol of good triumphing over evil.
22. King was a worldwide symbol of non-violent protest against racial injustice.
23. The symbol displayed outside a restaurant signifies there's excellent cuisine inside.
24. Cinyee chose fish as a symbol of Start of Spring.
25. King was a worldwide symbol of nonviolent protest against racial injustice.
26. She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful symbol in last year's election.
27. Because it's our country's symbol.
28. Cycads have become a symbol of luck and health.
29. What is the chemical symbol for copper?
30. In Norman England, the greyhound was a symbol of nobility.
31. A symbol appears in an upper quadrant of the screen.
32. The republic's new flag was emblazoned with the ancient symbol of the Greek Macedonian dynasty.
33. A symbol appears in the left upper quadrant of the screen.
34. In English, there is not a consistent one-to-one match between each written symbol and each distinct spoken sound.
35. The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the marvels of creation.
36. The Agriculture Department today released a new graphic to replace the old symbol.
37. In Chinese folklore the bat is a symbol of good fortune.
38. I became more aware of the symbols and their meanings.
39. Exotic pets are the latest status symbol.
40. The Universal Product Code symbol, also known as the ‘ bar code ’, is printed on products for sale and contains information that a computer can read.
41. White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures.
42. The dove is a universal symbol of peace.
43. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-apartheid struggle.
44. Later in this same passage Yeats resumes his argument for the Rose as an Irish symbol.
45. Do these symbols have any particular significance?
46. I frequently use sunflowers as symbols of strength.
47. A list of symbols used on the map is given in the index.
