Definition of Effigy

an image or likeness of a person or thing that is made to express dislike or to instill fear

Examples of Effigy in a sentence

The woman torched an effigy of her cheating husband.  🔊

Mitch’s psychiatrist suggested he burn a small effigy of his abusive father so he could let go of his rage.  🔊

After the quarterback made a fumble that cost his team the big game, he saw his fans burn an effigy made in his likeness.  🔊

As soon as the citizens learned their brutal leader was dead, they burned an effigy of his image.  🔊

To express their rebellion, the military prisoners set fire to an effigy of the captors’ flag.  🔊

Anti-war protestors are burning an effigy of the president as a way of demonstrating their disapproval of his decision to send troops into yet another war.  🔊

When the racist group learned the civil rights leader had won an international award, they burned an effigy of him on a cross.  🔊

The farmer used an effigy of a scary man to keep the birds away from his crops.  🔊

Since the peasants despised the king, they burnt an effigy of him outside the castle walls.  🔊

In hopes of ridding their communities of the devil, many civilizations once set fire to an effigy of a horned dummy.  🔊

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