embodiment
Example Sentences
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While the U.S. team couldn’t get anywhere near the World Cup, the closest thing to the human embodiment of the World Cup came to America.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Tasha Graham, dressed head to toe in Knicks clothing, is the embodiment of New York's passion for its basketball team battling to win the NBA Finals and end a five-decade drought.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
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 • Mar. 4, 2026
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 • Feb. 27, 2026
On the surface, he was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well- mannered boy with talent and striking looks, not to mention the wit to joke with an adult.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing embodiment
The Crucible
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The Awakening
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The Boys in the Boat
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