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Example sentences for: symbolically

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When someone orders a Cherry Bomb , for instance, is he saying, symbolically, that he is about to drop a small explosive charge into his nervous system?
Perhaps this is a tug of war where the rope is, symbolically, dental floss.
A rice-planting ceremony is held in mid-March, during which the shrine’s sacred rice field is symbolically replanted.
This diagnosis, which describes the delayed aftereffects of extremely unpleasant experiences, made it into the DSM-III as a result of lobbying by Vietnam veterans who wanted their continued suffering symbolically and financially recognized.
The partisan rancor was symbolically illustrated Saturday when Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott penned a letter to Minority Leader Tom Daschle proposing the formation of a bipartisan group to map out potential witnesses.