How to Use status symbol in a Sentence

status symbol

noun
  • Here, a car is a sanctuary, a second home and a status symbol.
    — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But the hottest status symbol touted (and toted) by the modern-day it girl?
    — Emily St. Martin, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ad campaigns showcased the card as status symbol.
    — Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The house code went from discreet signature to full-fledged status symbol.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 22 May 2026
  • No other status symbol can measure up.
    — Steve Garbarino, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Acceptance on Raya is treated as a status symbol by many of its users.
    — Alexander Pershikov, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • The modern status symbol may no longer the best suite in the hotel, but not needing the hotel at all.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • It should never be treated like a trend or a luxury status symbol.
    — Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
  • What was once a bourbon for the people has become, in many circles, a status symbol.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The check mark has at times been decried as just another status symbol, a way for people to earn clout.
    — Rachel Lerman and Faiz Siddiqui, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The Birkin has become a status symbol among celebrities.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The Birkin has become a status symbol among celebrities.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Musk’s myopic view of blue checkmarks as solely a status symbol and nothing more led him astray.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Carriages have long been used to transport royals and remain a status symbol.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Long before the beach house became a status symbol, the sea was food, passage, commerce and myth.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • Over the past decade, flying Delta has become something of a status symbol.
    — Chris Dong, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
  • The power of the tiny bag hand in hand with the status symbol that is Trader Joe’s can’t be beat.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In some circles, having a boyfriend has gone from a status symbol to a source of embarrassment.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The wide variety of wildlife sacrifice was seen as a status symbol for the Han rulers.
    — Lyric Li, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Its relative ease and rewards are a status symbol afforded by a wealthy class.
    — Sable Yong, Allure, 10 June 2025
  • Once, the culture’s dominant status symbol was the car, with its promise of speed and freedom.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In Britain, having more than one child is becoming something of a status symbol.
    — Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
  • Bows used to be gender-specific to aristocratic men, used as a status symbol worn in their hair.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2023
  • At some places around town, a glass jar of juice has become its own status symbol, the name on the cup an indication of your wealth bracket.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
  • How did the big cup go from hydrating service members to becoming a status symbol?
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The backyard swimming pool moves the spirit unlike any other status symbol.
    — Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
  • In this context, a Sommsation bottle is not a status symbol.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The new status symbol in wellness isn’t six-pack abs, a cold plunge, or a biological age score that flatters the ego.
    — Melinda Fulmer, Robb Report, 11 June 2026
  • Strolling in style The stroller has become as big of a status symbol as a Birkin bag or a Cartier bracelet.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 17 July 2024
  • But for Oasis’s first show back from the brink, donning band gear is less a prerequisite than a status symbol.
    — Paula Mejía, Vulture, 5 July 2025

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