quintessential
Example Sentences
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A quintessential holiday spice made by a single manufacturer has been recalled by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite all this — or because of it — Stone happens to be a quintessential Los Angeles composer.
From Los Angeles Times
She quickly becomes a household word, a symbol of something quintessentially American.
The effort, which still faces obstacles in getting off the drawing board, is quintessential Son, a creature of the boom-bust cycle of Silicon Valley known for taking big swings when the market gets hot.
It’s a quintessential Joan Didion image: She imagines the day after the human race is gone, capturing both apocalyptic self-annihilation and wonder at the tremendous efforts we make to do something meaningful with our time.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
