Definitions
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- proper noun A very large statue in
New York harbor considered emblematic of theUnited States and its attractiveness to voluntary immigrants. - noun American football A Statue of Liberty play, which involves a fake in which the
quarterback assumes apose like that of the statue. - noun juggling A pattern where the
props are thrown from one hand to the other in a circular motion, with one hand raised significantly above the other.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
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Examples
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The Statue of Liberty was a symbol of the promise and paradox of American liberty to anarchist activist Emma Goldman.
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It depicts a place that's sort of like New York, except the Statue of Liberty is a man (as it should be, clearly) and the flag is flying backwards (ominous) and there are a lot of birds (spooky) and instead of holding a tablet along with a torch, this Gentleman Liberty holds what looks like a harpoon.
ARTINFO: BOOK REVIEW: Guide to Glenn Beck's New Novel, "The Overton Window" 2010
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It depicts a place that's sort of like New York, except the Statue of Liberty is a man (as it should be, clearly) and the flag is flying backwards (ominous) and there are a lot of birds (spooky) and instead of holding a tablet along with a torch, this Gentleman Liberty holds what looks like a harpoon.
ARTINFO: BOOK REVIEW: Guide to Glenn Beck's New Novel, "The Overton Window" 2010
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Because the Statue of Liberty has been a beacon of hope and freedom for generations of European immigrants who dreamed of a place where they could be free to pursue life, liberty, and happiness, and raise their families with dignity, in the same spirit that their LGBT grandchildren and great-grandchildren do today as they pursue the right to legal recognition of their families through equal marriage.
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“The Statue of Liberty is the color of money,” he told her on a Saturday.
Dumb Luck 2009
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The Statue of Liberty was a "gift" from that most hated of all peoples, the French!
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I'm assuming the Statue of Liberty is the tiny protruberance on the distant left*.
Sunset with statue. Ann Althouse 2008
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We also built Notre Dame and Le Tour Eiffel and the Statue of Liberty, which is REALLY useless... and why?
Archive 2006-11-01 Holly 2006
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We also built Notre Dame and Le Tour Eiffel and the Statue of Liberty, which is REALLY useless... and why?
man's collective edifice complex* Holly 2006
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Only a few lines miss their mark, however, and the dialogue ranges from clever to forgivably pandering - one character calls the Statue of Liberty “You magnificent slut!”
audi alteram partem 2005
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