Sentence examples for symbol of fear from inspiring English sources

Somehow, despite its inherent ridiculousness, one of the most familiar objects in the modern world becomes a symbol of fear.

However, it became a symbol of fear when on April 9-10 1948, the village was wiped out by the terrorist Jewish Irgun gang who massacred all of the inhabitants who failed to flee.

Ivan Witenstein's equally fanciful, all white fiberglass and resin sculpture represents a life-size satyr howling on a tall pedestal while miniature horses eat the flesh of a fallen dragon -- a symbol of fear?

At the Abu Ghraib prison, a sprawling compound on the desert floor 20 miles west of Baghdad that has become a notorious symbol of fear among Iraqis for its history of mass executions and allegations of torture, the heavy steel gates gave way under the crush of a huge crowd of relatives who rushed to the jail within an hour of the amnesty broadcast.

Yet here it was, a symbol of fear and hatred, just spread out on the carpet.

Perhaps she was obscured by the giant fiberglass sculpture of a Mexican waiter looming in the entrance, which might have been a cultural symbol of fear, or stereotypes, or something.

Rather than presenting predictable scenes of racial disunity, they challenged a nation to face the individuals it had reduced to collective symbols of fear, condescension and hate.

He adds: It is ironic that the main US operation in Afghanistan was called Enduring Freedom – but all anyone could see was all these shoddy quick-fix fortifications, symbols of fear and impotence and short-term thinking.

It has become a potent symbol of brutality, fear and sexual oppression.

Rather than provide me comfort, though, the EpiPen always nearby felt like a physical symbol of my fear, becoming a crutch instead of a release.

"He is a projection of society's neuroses, a symbol of our fears and concerns.