How to Use effigy in a Sentence

effigy

noun

• May all the worries and problems in your life be burned like the effigy of Ravana.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 29 Aug. 2023
• About 70 miles east of Cincinnati is Serpent Mound, one of the largest ancient effigy mounds in the world.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 May 2023
• The effigy appeared to be a mannequin’s head, mounted to a stick, and stuck through the links of a chain fence, next to one of her campaign signs.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• An effigy of the governor was soon hanged on the courthouse lawn.
  — Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021
• At the base was a small vodou altar: an effigy of a Catholic saint, surrounded by conch shells.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• Vultures who are killed must be used as effigies to try to scare away others.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 1 July 2023
• The resident removed the effigy from the tree and called police, the release said.
  — Amanda Jackson, CNN, 18 June 2020
• He is known for his effigy of the Queen which appears on UK and Commonwealth coinage since 1998.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2020
• The first guest to speak, the group’s leader, stood and handed Noboa an effigy of the Virgin Mary, as if in offering.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
• After the effigy was hung from a tree another man came up and cut it down, James said.
  — Rebekah Riess, CNN, 28 May 2020
• It was staged on the shores of a lake in Tbilisi, and as the effigy’s head tumbled into the flames, the crowd cheered, applauded and chanted.
  — Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022
• In New London, Arnold’s body is burned in effigy, and a replica of his leg is placed in a coffin and sent to Norwich.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020
• Mr. Chapman was hanged in effigy from a balcony in the State Capitol.
  — William Grimes, New York Times, 24 May 2017
• The coin illustrates all 10 beasts side-by-side in one single design with an effigy of the Queen in the center.
  — CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
• In other places, angry men set fire to tires and stomped on effigies of Mr. Modi.
  — New York Times, 11 Dec. 2019
• One woman held a cardboard effigy of Snapchat’s mascot, a ghost, with a noose around its neck.
  — Frank Shyong, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2017
• Many will stick around to watch an effigy being burned on Monday night.
  — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2023
• He's posted pictures of an effigy of me hanging and pointing a gun to my head.
  — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2022
• Historic effigy mounds made of soil, some in the shapes of birds and bears, can be found in Cahokia, Illinois, among other sites.
  — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 25 Feb. 2021
• Saban, in effigy, is frozen in time, affixed to one spot and static.
  — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 20 Jan. 2018
• An effigy of the holy virgin anchors an altar to the left of the bar, while a television plays videos of drag performances to the right.
  — Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
• The burning effigy for 2020 has become quite the hot seller.
  — René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 10 Sep. 2020
• There was no villain here, nobody to blame, no need for a scapegoat or an effigy.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 July 2018
• To whom do these effigies of the female body really belong?, the film appears to ask.
  — Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
• Some of the reporters detached themselves from Dunn’s crew and went to photograph the effigy.
  — New York Times, 26 Jan. 2021
• In videos shown on state news media, an angry crowd stomped on an effigy of Mr. Netanyahu.
  — Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• Not the man who took the photo of Kathy Griffin holding an effigy of Donald Trump’s head covered in blood (ketchup).
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 14 Sep. 2017
• Whether this will go further than a few burned American flags and effigies of Trump remains to be seen.
  — Time, 8 Dec. 2017
• In fact, there is only one effigy burn, because of the arid, brushy conditions.
  — Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
• At one point, an American flag was set on fire alongside an effigy of Netanyahu, prompting cheers from the crowd.
  — Chad De Guzman, TIME, 25 July 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024