Others regard him as an obvious symbol, too contrived to be a successful fictional creation.

Her favorite toys are her father's pistols, obvious symbols of death.

Richardson needs the obvious symbols, but he's a complicated guy.

The North Pole was an obvious symbol of the ultimate.

"But the flag was chosen because it is an obvious symbol of the nation."

To the outside world, the burka was the most obvious and chilling symbol of the Taliban rule.

"Women become the most obvious symbols of this change that seems threatening."

Jeans are one of the most obvious symbols of American cultural influence in the world.

At the start, when the boys, all white, choose partners, they leave a black girl sitting alone, a clumsily obvious symbol of racism.

Bridge illustrates the very obvious symbols of loss, misery and desolation.