exemplify
verb (used with object)
to show or illustrate by example.
had exemplified
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past perfectof exemplify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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If Salomon Brothers had exemplified early ’80s excess, Bear Stearns embodied the conservatism that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
“His Germany was not keen enough on this tournament, and Löw had exemplified that mentality with his casual, weightless manner,” it said.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2018
But, above all, he had proclaimed with undoubting authority, and had exemplified with remarkable and varied skill, a new or at least a very greatly altered kind of literary criticism.
From Matthew Arnold by George Saintsbury
The courage that he had exemplified, and his wonderful march round the Great Bight, was brought into force again and again, in efforts to keep peace between the rival races.
From The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 by Ernest Favenc
He had exemplified primitive Christianity—his last hours were bright with hope, strong in faith, calm, peaceful and happy.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
