archetype

Example Sentences

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To evaluate a dog’s alterations, said Packer, consider how much it deviates from the original archetype: the wolf.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s no longer about piloting and learning about what adaptation is and what it means and what the archetypes are,” Gbadegesin said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahmed, a portly man sporting a handlebar moustache and his trademark white turban, exuded an aura of fear wherever he went, embodying the archetype of a gangster-politician.

From BBC

But from scene to scene, Lopez and Caro do fill these broad outlines with real feeling, bringing a personal touch to old pulp archetypes.

From Los Angeles Times

What I love is that people are really connecting with these different archetypes and it’s starting conversations.

From Seattle Times