Pedestal is an English word with synonyms like support or base. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Pedestal meaning
- The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
- A place of reverence or honor.
- A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
Using Pedestal
- The main meaning on this page is: The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp. | A place of reverence or honor. | A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
- Useful related words include: support, base, stand, status.
- In the example corpus, pedestal often appears in combinations such as: on pedestal, the pedestal, pedestal and.
Context around Pedestal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pedestal
- In this selection, "pedestal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ethical, museum, high, must, ticket and stand stand out and add context to how "pedestal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a high pedestal and a progressive pedestal that will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pedestal" sits close to words such as afd, allianz and ancillary, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pedestal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The iconic Lewiston sign remained dry atop its pedestal, however. (10 words)
Its dapper new pedestal stand ups the ante even more. (10 words)
The murals were on the wall of the pedestal of the King of Salangpur statue. (15 words)
In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie below a pedestal where a group of protesters Monday night ripped down one likeness of Chávez that was dedicated by Maduro in 2017. (41 words)
They continue to be one of the best teams in the NFL, and it remains to be seen if the Dolphins, Patriots or Jets can knock them off the pedestal as the top team in the AFC East. (38 words)
I think it’s dangerous to put Nintendo on too much of a pedestal, as at the end of the day all they’re interested in is money and their own well-being, not the industry at large. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
And the ethical pedestal – where women candidates are believed to be more honest and trustworthy than their male counterparts, but if they’re knocked off the pedestal, it’s often harder for them to climb back up.
Visitors intending to enter the statue's base and pedestal must obtain a complimentary museum/pedestal ticket along with their ferry ticket.
Although she had feelings for him too, she would place Nate on a pedestal and Chuck on the back burner.
However, Sharad Pawar’s strength – his command over Maharashtra – has seemingly dissuaded Delhi from putting him on a high pedestal.
The area inside the pedestal is where traces of the melted fuel can most likely be found.
The iconic Lewiston sign remained dry atop its pedestal, however.
The images were the first to be taken from inside the pedestal since the March 11 2011 disaster.
The murals were on the wall of the pedestal of the King of Salangpur statue.
These are the kind of young men the NFL should be putting on a pedestal.
They continue to be one of the best teams in the NFL, and it remains to be seen if the Dolphins, Patriots or Jets can knock them off the pedestal as the top team in the AFC East.
A statue of Lenin in Sudzha’s main square had been severely maimed – only part of his trunk appeared to remain on the pedestal.
Fubara promised that his administration would continue to offer services and deliver quality development projects that would truly advance the state on a progressive pedestal that will also translate to quality living for the people.
If it's already full of people inside and another 30ish outside just after clock off, then the Guinness at the Devonshire must be the rightful owner of its golden pedestal.
In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty’s pedestal was laid on Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor.
In the seaside city of La Guaira, outside the capital Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete lie below a pedestal where a group of protesters Monday night ripped down one likeness of Chávez that was dedicated by Maduro in 2017.
I think it’s dangerous to put Nintendo on too much of a pedestal, as at the end of the day all they’re interested in is money and their own well-being, not the industry at large.
Its dapper new pedestal stand ups the ante even more.
Once dry, these infilled areas were levelled and textured according to the undulating surface of the pedestal.
On Wednesday, the first of what was supposed to be a two-day project, the two drones inspected the area around the exterior of the main structural support in the vessel, called the pedestal.
Pope Francis blessed the statue and its pedestal, and prayed before it on Saturday morning.
Common combinations with pedestal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- on pedestal 37×
- the pedestal 28×
- pedestal and 18×
- its pedestal 11×
- high pedestal 10×
- pedestal of 7×
- pedestal as 6×
- pedestal with 6×
- and pedestal 5×
- pedestal that 4×