Sentence examples for they were status from inspiring English sources
While lovably kitschy to the modern eye, they were status symbols of their day, tantamount to posting a "selfie" on Instagram during your vacation in the Seychelles.
On that measure the England Cricket Board, which keeps Cook & co on the road as if they were Status Quo with pads, has got off pretty lightly so far.
They're status competitions.
"They're status symbols," Ms. Asvestas said.
"Just because they're status crimes, we're expected to wink at them," he said.
He pays tribute to his opponents, saying they're well-qualified, but suggests that they are "status quo" candidates.
Part of the attention is paid because of the quality of the floor and tile, but part of it is paid because they are status symbols".
Watches today, the people at Baselworld will tell you, fulfill many roles that have nothing to do with time: they are status symbols, bequests, investments, bijoux pour les hommes, toys for geeks.
We like them because they're status symbols.
Both countries nuclear programs aren't threat-driven, they're status-driven; and both countries are willing to risk nuclear war to indulge their ambition.
