exemplar
noun
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated.
exemplars
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pluralof exemplar.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s not, perhaps, the best time for Meta, whose frames have drawn comparisons to Cybertrucks as exemplars of self-satisfied ostentation, to debut Starfire Kylies.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Both of them viewed Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia as exemplars of an entirely new political system, unknown to previous students of political philosophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
He added: "I think we absolutely need people to be exemplars of the BBC values and follow our social media policy. It's as simple as that."
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Additionally, the movement from domestic mayhem to cosmic absurdity evokes the works of Paula Vogel and Sarah Ruhl, American exemplars of magic realism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
I commended these three men as individuals, not as representatives of the court or of the state or even of their race, but as exemplars of human decency under adversity.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
