paragon

Example Sentences

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Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Stephen Colbert doesn’t see himself as a paragon of progressivism.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

And Lord knows I’m unmeasured in other areas day-to-day, too, so it’s not like I’m some paragon of containment, but yeah, just the revenge thing, there’s a lot of schoolyard stuff going on.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

It’s worth noting that Weiss herself does not appear to be a paragon of newsroom professionalism.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

If Harry Gordon was such a paragon of looks and enterprise, why had he selected her?

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson