embodiment

Example Sentences

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In many ways, Segal mischievously suggested, being elderly is similar to being a war survivor—in both cases one becomes the embodiment of something fearful and distressing.

From The Wall Street Journal

He added: "We should be proud to sit here as embodiments of the hereditary principle dating back a millennium."

From BBC

But she will argue that "restoring order and control at our border is not a betrayal of Labour values, it is an embodiment of them".

From BBC

Donatello, the embodiment of an Old World defined more by superstition than piety and by tradition than goodness, lacks the character to withstand Miriam’s inner darkness.

From The Wall Street Journal

The charro figure, long celebrated in cinema and music, is as much an embodiment of manhood and culture in Mexico as the cowboy is in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times