very picture
Example Sentences
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It would also be good for the trees: A truffle forest is more valuable standing than cut, and dog-harvested truffles are the very picture of sustainability.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021
He also endorsed a rendering of Desire by artist Anneli Larsson that depicts the character as the very picture of androgyny.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2021
One morning this summer, during a layover at Miami International Airport, he was the very picture of American business — a friendly-looking, dark-suited, jowly man in his late prime.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2019
A glamour shot of Patrick, the very picture of ’50s chic in a strapless black satin gown and feather boa, sat on O’Meara’s desk, coolly gazing at the book’s progression.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2019
Dr. Golan tented his fingers and pressed them to his chin, the very picture of a thoughtful brain-shrinker.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
