epitomes
- plural of epitome.
Example Sentences
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I think that is especially apropos for this epoch in our country and I hope everyone votes for whom they think epitomes that sentiment--regardless of political party of affiliation.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2016
“Symphony in C” has long been one of the epitomes of high-orthodox ballet classicism.
From New York Times • May 22, 2013
I read Paradise Lost, or Richard III, it is clear that Milton and Shakespeare took real pleasure and satisfaction from creating these epitomes of evil.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2013
Sometimes the very men who became epitomes of chivalric virtue turned away from its presumptions in disgust.
From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011
The note of all these compositions is that they are professedly epitomes of learning, already possessed in more authentic sources by scholars.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
