embody
verb (used with object)
to give a concrete form to; express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form.
embodies
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present tense formof embody (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Yet she argues that Kander’s work embodies not the melting pot but “culinary pluralism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Flock Safety embodies the dishonesty that has been the prevailing theme of tech corporate communications and marketing for at least the past decade.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
“This extraordinary residence represents the culmination of that passion: a Napa-inspired estate that embodies everything she loved most about residential design,” the listing goes on.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Deeply influenced by his Cuban grandfather, Rubio says he embodies the American dream.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
In environmental terms, Thoreau, who saw the landscape as imbued with an essential wildness that could be heedlessly destroyed, embodies physis.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
