Example Sentences

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That change would be foundational for the middle-class democracy that many still regard as archetypally American.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

Though at several points Chiuri strayed into heavy-handedness, the overall result was an archetypally couture collection that harked back to the couture origins of draping and strapping.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2020

It was the most beautiful and archetypally Scottish landscape we would encounter in our three days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2015

And so it is with Cary Grant, an actor who remains archetypally cool despite a number of qualities—the unplaceable accent, the too-bronze skin—that should seem hackneyed or hokey today.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2013

They represented perhaps the most archetypally English of all cricketing skills.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2010