put/place (someone) on a pedestal
idiom
: to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults : to admire someone greatly
Her boyfriend placed her on a pedestal.
He wanted a career as an actor, but he didn't want to be put on a pedestal.
Examples of put/place (someone) on a pedestal in a Sentence
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Understanding this response helps explain why this whole situation may hit so deeply, especially when the partner was put on a pedestal as a model of emotional availability and safety.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Too often, being happily single is demonized while being romantically involved is put on a pedestal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Salah is put on a pedestal, not just in his homeland but across the Arab world, with his impact at Anfield a source of immense pride.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
In a world where celebrities are put on a pedestal to be both praised and critiqued, books have seemingly become their weapon of choice for winning intellectual points.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Instead, viewers are immersed in Millie’s Kingston, with dialogue spoken almost entirely in Jamaican patois, where opportunities are limited, gang violence persists and whiteness is still put on a pedestal.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Karwai Tang Today, Sienna Miller, a woman synonymous with the breezy boho style that Brits still put on a pedestal, watched Jannik Sinner face off against Daniil Medvedev wearing a cropped polka-dot shirt and pleated skirt set with matching Prada accessories.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Still, in just a few short weeks, Jackson has gone from being seen as a woman, highly accomplished, but fallible like the rest of us, to a symbol, put on a pedestal to be praised and attacked.
—Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Too often, being happily single is demonized while being romantically involved is put on a pedestal.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Salah is put on a pedestal, not just in his homeland but across the Arab world, with his impact at Anfield a source of immense pride.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.
—Denise Primbet, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2025
In a world where celebrities are put on a pedestal to be both praised and critiqued, books have seemingly become their weapon of choice for winning intellectual points.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
Instead, viewers are immersed in Millie’s Kingston, with dialogue spoken almost entirely in Jamaican patois, where opportunities are limited, gang violence persists and whiteness is still put on a pedestal.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Karwai Tang Today, Sienna Miller, a woman synonymous with the breezy boho style that Brits still put on a pedestal, watched Jannik Sinner face off against Daniil Medvedev wearing a cropped polka-dot shirt and pleated skirt set with matching Prada accessories.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Still, in just a few short weeks, Jackson has gone from being seen as a woman, highly accomplished, but fallible like the rest of us, to a symbol, put on a pedestal to be praised and attacked.
—Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
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“Put/place (someone) on a pedestal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%2Fplace%20%28someone%29%20on%20a%20pedestal. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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