epitomize
verb (used with object)
to contain or represent in small compass; serve as a typical example of; typify.
had epitomized
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past perfectof epitomize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It had epitomized a method the coach and players kept bringing up for when things go wrong, maybe even a method we all can deploy in life: “Wipe the play.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2022
Joe Bunker said he and Carolyn Bunker worked hard to instill Christian values in their children, but that he was only now learning of some of the ways Matthew had epitomized those teachings.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2020
Hefner Is Pounded as Phillies Beat Mets For much of last season, and of April and May, Jeremy Hefner had epitomized these hapless .
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2013
Through most of the '60s, Andy Warhol had epitomized an arctic cool so detached it could give equal attention to soup cans and electric chairs.
From Time Magazine Archive
Wilton had epitomized the situation by saying he "had no use for a masher," and poor old Gray had one day scowlingly referred to him as "the professional beauty."
From From the Ranks by Charles King
