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exemplar

[ig-zem-pler, -plahr] / ɪgˈzɛm plər, -plɑr /


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Mr. Hornby presents himself as both a unique character and an exemplar of the global tribe of fans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

By that measure, Mr. Sasse, you’re an exemplar of a life well lived.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

"Public health innovations in Australia sort of gave a general exemplar for WHO to follow," says Canfell.

From BBC May 1, 2026

He long served as a moral exemplar; he should now serve as a cautionary tale known to all.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

According to this guideline, like may be used only for resemblance to an exemplar, as in I’ll find someone like you and Poems are made by fools like me.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Section 2 comes out of one of the most poignant exemplars of patriotism and love of country I can point to in our history.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2026

Both of them viewed Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia as exemplars of an entirely new political system, unknown to previous students of political philosophy.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

That program, sponsored by John Entenza’s Arts & Architecture magazine from 1945 to 1966, yielded 25 completed homes, today considered top exemplars of Midcentury home design.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2025

He added: "I think we absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. It's as simple as that."

From BBC May 14, 2025

I commended these three men as individuals, not as representatives of the court or of the state or even of their race, but as exemplars of human decency under adversity.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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