personification

Example Sentences

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John is the personification of Clough on the pitch, he played the way Clough wanted to play and knew exactly what Clough wanted.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

They felt similarly about Hello Kitty; with little identifying features or dialogue of their own, the characters were blank canvases for their own personification.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Kelly is well-known among team-mates for being the personification of the modern Lionesses.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

When the personification of Mandrex asks her why she’s allowing him to make a film about the end of her life, Maria tells him that she wants an aria as part of her third act.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann