embody

Example Sentences

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But it too depends on the ability of actors to embody the biographical weight of its finely detailed characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

West didn’t just embody feminist fat acceptance; she made it cool and brought it to the masses.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

He is obsessed with popular media and showbiz and the shabby values they embody.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

The Clyburns embody all that is annoying to a certain constituency of Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Through some complex combination of duplicity and disposition, Jefferson had come to embody the will to believe.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis