Example Sentences

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Veiled women became a visible symbol of the government’s level of control over society — black-clad personifications of state power.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2022

I think of these objects as personifications, as having the capacity to be storytellers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2022

Neither of the Haywoods feel quite like “real” people but rather like heightened personifications of artists hungry to become part of the movie-making business — no matter the cost.

From The Verge • Jul. 21, 2022

It's about Dream, one of several immortal siblings who are anthropomorphic personifications of different aspects of the human condition.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022

In the story of the Trojan war there are several sun myths; for Paris, Menelaus, Agamemnon, and Achilles have equal claims to be considered personifications of the sun.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)