embodiment
noun
em·bodi·ment
im-ˈbä-di-mənt 
Examples of embodiment in a Sentence
She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
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Domingo Charming Domingo is truly the embodiment of Libras.
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Athena Sobhan, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
At every turn, President Donald Trump and his oligarchic allies, the real-life embodiment of Mr. Burns, are trying to blot out the sun by filling the skies with so much bull**** that no one knows what's what.
Consider Trump's alliance with the billionaire tech bro class.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Today, Jackson is the embodiment of neglect, of collapsing infrastructure, of environmental injustice at its most extreme.
—Catherine Coleman Flowers, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
In the embodiment of that mood, friends of one of the first three hostages released on Sunday were filmed leaping with jubilation after hearing news of her freedom.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Athena Sobhan, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
At every turn, President Donald Trump and his oligarchic allies, the real-life embodiment of Mr. Burns, are trying to blot out the sun by filling the skies with so much bull**** that no one knows what's what.
Consider Trump's alliance with the billionaire tech bro class.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Today, Jackson is the embodiment of neglect, of collapsing infrastructure, of environmental injustice at its most extreme.
—Catherine Coleman Flowers, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
In the embodiment of that mood, friends of one of the first three hostages released on Sunday were filmed leaping with jubilation after hearing news of her freedom.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for embodiment
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embodiment. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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