Sentence examples for rich symbol from inspiring English sources

"To have such a rich symbol of the freedoms we enjoy so neglected....". he said, his voice trailing off.

The mansion of the title, Flem's seat of power, is a decaying edifice of past splendour that serves as a rich symbol of Faulkner's South and of Flem's eventual demise.

W. D. Davies and Dale Allison similarly conclude "It is probable that, without any factual basis, darkness was added in order to wrap the cross in a rich symbol and/or assimilate Jesus to other worthies".

The truths of these diverse traditions are shaped by specific historical and cultural factors, embedded in profound mythologies, rich symbol systems, and metaphysical intuitions winnowed through centuries of human experimentation and experience.

Viewers of that spectacle saw a remarkable display of light and color; the magic that thousands of performers working in perfect symmetry can produce; and the rich symbols of China's past — the scroll, the lantern, Beijing opera, ancient Chinese drums and the wizardry of martial arts.

Italy reinforced Gober's childhood conditioning, in church, "to worship body-rich symbols and imagery".

In works like The Gatekeeper, The Scribe and The Messenger, Kusher's use of ritualistic postures and allegory-rich symbols like beating wings, plucked feathers, locks and keys, bones, wood pyres, human skulls and masks resonate in depths of our collective unconscious.

He used language rich in symbol.

IT was a Supreme Court term of surpassing interest, rich in symbol and substance, a vivid reminder of the court's power to scramble settled expectations, put old questions to rest and, ultimately, to have the last word.

To many regular participants in the re-enactment, the unborn Malcolm baby has become a rich, central symbol: of the severity of racial violence, of the futures it made (and still makes) impossible, of the particular ways it did and does target black women.

But as a writer my first allegiance is to story, and whose biographer could find one as rich in symbols and archetypes?