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The dancers were incarnating the tormented souls of “Inferno,” the opening section of the full-length “Dante Project,” which is to have its premiere on Thursday.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Aretha became a revolution by incarnating powerful ideas and desires that were sloshing around seeking a vessel strong enough to contain them.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2018

Scott Shepherd and Ari Fliakos take turns incarnating the brash, bumptious Mailer, whose offensive remarks rile the panelists and audience member to the point of near riot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2017

The first softens as it goes, incarnating Jesus’ earthly despair:

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2016

Characters he did not seek to draw, but he made a personage the medium of incarnating a quality.

From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)