epitome

Example Sentences

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When Thorne first read the book, lead character Jack, instigator of hunts on the island, was the "epitome of evil".

From BBC

This was the era of the sentimental “parlor song,” of which the British song “The Lost Chord” is the sophisticated epitome.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The human part of him, leadership, musicianship, fatherhood, that was the epitome of who he was."

From BBC

Jessie saying "night night" and giving a salute to an empty suit of armour on her way out of the castle one evening was perhaps the epitome of her brilliant eccentricity.

From BBC

The chef’s kitchen is the epitome of luxury thanks to its high ceilings adorned in wooden beams, marble tiled flooring, wooden island table, and state-of-the-art appliances.

From MarketWatch