personification

Example Sentences

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Barack Obama, both the man and the symbol, is the personification of these white racial fears and anxieties.

From Salon

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

From BBC

His KC Tony Graham said Phoenix's family and friends were likely to regard Methven as the "personification of evil".

From BBC

Harris, he suggested, is the personification of that disconnect from Democratic tradition.

From Los Angeles Times

Palin was the personification of the Republican ideal, and for quite a while after that race, she was considered the front-runner to win the nomination in 2012.

From Salon