Pedestal example sentences
Related (5): platform, base, stand, dais, plinth
"Pedestal" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. She put him on a pedestal and thought he could do no wrong.
2. The statue sat proudly on its stone pedestal.
3. The town elders placed him on a pedestal for his many years of public service.
4. She lifted him up and placed him on a pedestal beyond his true merit.
5. Do not put me on a pedestal; I am just a normal person like everyone else.
6. It is unwise to place another person on a pedestal; they too are human with flaws.
7. Looking up at the statue on its pedestal, I imagined what stories it could tell.
8. Authors and artists should never be placed on a pedestal above critique and criticism.
9. My parents put me on a pedestal as a child but it set me up for failure as an adult.
10. The memorial stood proudly on its pedestal despite the elements battering it.
11. The cherubs lined the sides of the marble pedestal.
12. I put that book on a pedestal for so long, but reading it again was disappointing.
13. His inflated ego began when his fans first put him on a pedestal.
14. He stood silently on the pedestal of shame as the townspeople jeered at him.
15. They placed him on a pedestal in an effort to motivate the younger workers.
16. Do not mistake the statue's pedestal for a place of true honor.
17. St. Peter stood tall on his pedestal, watching over the town square.
18. The winged figure left a trail of dust on its gold pedestal.
19. Critics work to remove authors from the pedestals fans place them on.
20. Putting others on pedestals only leads to disappointment and disillusion.
21. The book she once worshipped from on high now seemed dull from its pedestal.
22. His ego was beginning to rival the size of his pedestal.
23. The engraved base of the pedestal paid tribute to the war heroes.
24. Her parents always placed her on a pedestal above her siblings.
25. The statue wobbled precariously atop its cracked stone pedestal.
26. Our parents' love can feel like a pedestal below our feet.
27. Our heroes are often disappointments when viewed from up close, not on pedestals.
28. The soldier's figurine stood proudly on its small wooden pedestal.
29. Fame and success easily become pedestals that isolate people.
30. Remove your heroes from their pedestals and see them as human.
31. I could not see the small engraving at the base of the pedestal.
32. The gilded goddess stared down from her marble pedestal.
33. My admiration began to fade as I removed him from the pedestal of perfection.
34. The golden trophy sat on a velvet pedestal in the display case.
35. His pretentiousness seemed to grow with each pedestal he stood on.
36. The memorial table held photos set on pedestals.
37. The weathered column supported a broken pedestal.
38. Victories easily become the pedestals our egos build themselves upon.
39. Do not mistake an author's words for wisdom from a high pedestal.
40. Take a moment to admire the intricate carvings along the statue's pedestal.
41. The magician astonished the crowd from his raised pedestal.
42. I felt uncomfortable with the idolization, on a pedestal that was too high.
43. The award rested proudly on its pedestal under a spotlight.
44. The inscriptions around the base of the pedestal told the statue's story.
45. Seeing him up close removed him from the pedestal I had placed him on.
46. She placed me on a pedestal I did not deserve.
47. Remove people from the pedestals you place them on and see them as human.
48. Place your attention on what truly merits a pedestal.
49. His arrogant smirk seemed more fitting for his ego's pedestal than his face.
50. Do not worship authors but appreciate their writing removed from any pedestal.
51. I spent years worshipping that author from afar, but up close the pedestal crumbled.
52. Fame and success easily become the pedestals for our outsized egos.
53. The opening speaker stood grandly on his pedestal before the crowd.
54. The bust sat proudly upon a gleaming brass pedestal.
55. His ego had outgrown the pedestal years ago.
56. Do not mistake the aura of a pedestal for true worth.
57. The sacred relic rested on its golden pedestal within the temple.
58. Fame easily becomes the pedestal for undeserved arrogance.
59. Remove people from the pedestals you place them on to truly understand them.
60. The collected jar sat atop its wooden pedestal awaiting display.