embodiment
noun
em·bodi·ment
im-ˈbä-di-mənt 
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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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Yeon: The New Truth Society can be seen as an embodiment of powerful forces that create and push their own propaganda.
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Oded was the physical embodiment of those tight bonds: strong, compact.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The creative executive who made her mark at CBS and Universal Television before joining Netflix in 2016 is the embodiment of her female Indian ancestors’ wildest dreams.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
But there’s also another side to it, which is the embodiment of someone very fierce and strong and protected.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Oded was the physical embodiment of those tight bonds: strong, compact.
—Joshua Cohen, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The creative executive who made her mark at CBS and Universal Television before joining Netflix in 2016 is the embodiment of her female Indian ancestors’ wildest dreams.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
But there’s also another side to it, which is the embodiment of someone very fierce and strong and protected.
—Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
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 18 Nov. 2024.
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