Sentence examples for symbolic role from inspiring English sources

"Parks was to play a symbolic role," Theoharis writes.

It also plays a symbolic role in religious rituals.

"Reopening the store has a very important symbolic role in Lower Manhattan.

Komorowski has taken over Kaczynski's job as head of state, a largely symbolic role.

But this is to underestimate the symbolic role libraries play as a visible public good.

(The cast also includes a gracious Sharon Washington in a symbolic role).

It has explained that the walnut has a symbolic role in the sacred history of Sansepolcro.

The interim president, Boniface Alexandre, a justice on Haiti's Supreme Court, will serve in a largely symbolic role.

We need to stop burdening black boys with a symbolic role in our adult discourse on race and culture.

Food plays an important part and has a symbolic role in the rituals and celebrations of Jewish holidays.

Mr. Wright, above with a scene from Spore, has played an important symbolic role in that enterprise.