Example Sentences

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In his article, Sir Robert says he had initially backed Mr Sunak because he felt that, during the parliamentary rounds where MPs decided on the final two candidates, he was "embodying what we needed."

From BBC • Aug. 13, 2022

It was as if the person who was there to help the officers move forward was embodying, in plain sight, just how difficult that was proving to be.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

The results may not have always been there, Cuomo’s fans seemed to be reasoning, but at least he was embodying the right values.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2021

She was embodying closeted lesbian realness even before Judith Anderson catapulted her into the high camp stratosphere in the Hitchcock film.

From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2018

Very mournful and beautiful the tune was, embodying the very spirit of loneliness, sorrow and resignation.

From Mothering on Perilous by Furman, Lucy S.