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The embodiment of something gives concrete form to an abstract idea. A flag is the embodiment of a country. When you talk about embodiment, you're talking about giving a form to ideas that are usually not physical: like love, hate, fear, justice, etc. A gavel is the embodiment of justice; a wedding ring can be the embodiment of love. The word body in embodiment is a clue to its meaning: this is a word for giving a body to things that usually don't have one.
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“Latinos and Hispanics in South Texas are the embodiment of the American dream.”
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
Whenever Park talks about clients who have gone through the program and fallen in love with comedy, his face can only be described as being the embodiment of “Yay!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
After a Mississippi judge granted Chambliss an injunction in February, he will now return for his sixth collegiate season as the highest-profile embodiment of the topsy-turvy world of college football in 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Comic Con, on the other hand, was the embodiment of the Kentucky motto.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
On the surface, he was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well- mannered boy with talent and striking looks, not to mention the wit to joke with an adult.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
He added: "We should be proud to sit here as embodiments of the hereditary principle dating back a millennium."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Electric versions of the industry’s beefiest SUVs and pickups are stark embodiments of America’s EV reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
There was a sense that it was kind of like no parents, no rules, and the companies were not structured like banks and law firms and these other embodiments of traditional corporate authority.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2023
You’ve seen them compete, these living breathing embodiments of strength and skill and athleticism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
The embodiments of the desires hid in his bosom, they become, like the dagger in the air and the ghost of Banquo, the symptoms of his soul's disease.
From Tragedy by Ashley H. Thorndike
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