Sentence examples for precious symbol from inspiring English sources

In his letter, he described the ruins as a "precious symbol" of ties between the Netherlands and the United States.

Why did Gorky transplant a precious symbol from his ruined past — his mother died in the Armenian genocide — to foreign soil?

Mr. Lang said the denomination's president, John Thomas, had responded to the news by saying the Vrouwekerk, through its association with the Pilgrims, was a "precious symbol" linked to the birth of the idea of religious liberty in America.

Quattrocchi documents where and when she found each item, transforming a piece of garbage into a mysterious memento, a precious symbol of something, though we're not sure what.

Of course devout believers might be offended at the image of their precious religious symbol being thrown in a dustbin – but tough.

The Museum for African Art will present a workshop tomorrow at 1 p.m. on how to create artworks using abstract symbols, colors and precious objects that have a symbolic power.

It is a globally understood symbol of something precious, fragile and rare.

But even as a symbol bolstered by precious trimmings, the cakes have clearly lost some of their luster in the wake of the recent press reports.

These were all precious moments that remain as symbols of the depth of our love.

Symbols used on the dragon robes also included the eight Buddhist symbols, symbols of the Daoist Eight Immortals (Baxian), eight precious things, and other auspicious devices.

Interestingly, obesity is never directly addressed in the film; it exists as a visual symbol of the poverty in which Precious is being raised.