How to Use embody in a Sentence
embody
verb- The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
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Now is the time to embody the version of yourself that lives in your dreams.
—Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
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In a sense, Kashkari has come to embody the harsh trade-offs at the heart of the battle against inflation.
—Michael Steinberger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023
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Last game on our home floor to kind of embody our whole season.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
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In the second part, Trump has come to embody those rules fully.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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Squirrels do not like the smell of any flowers or herbs that embody a strong scent.
—Ashley Martens, Redbook, 16 May 2023
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An ideal ‘The Boys’ finds a way to embody, even when things get truly nasty.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
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Daley expects the venue to embody the aura that has fueled the trend.
—Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
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More than mere culinary spaces, kitchens tend to embody the heart of a home.
—Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
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Len embraced and came to embody Kansas City and the people that call it home.
—CBS News, 24 Aug. 2022
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How does your album Dusk embody your growth as an artist?
—Danny Klein, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2022
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The battle to accept, to embody that spirit is not easy.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
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Barkley, whose 314 carries embody the bulk of a historic load, can take a well-deserved breather.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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Each version of the Laureato, both 42 mm and 38 mm, fully embody the spirit of the two brands.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023
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Rufus Kampa will embody the young prince at 15 in the wake of his mother's passing.
—Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 25 Nov. 2022
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The property hopes to embody the spirit of the eclectic and emerging city—and advance it.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2022
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So Biggers’s choices embody disparate ideas of what the Phillips is, or should be.
—Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
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Fred has come to embody a certain kind of danceable Eurotrash over the years.
—Vulture, 31 July 2022
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The pink sneakers with red soles embody the rapper and her world of Gag City seamlessly.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 1 Apr. 2024
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At stake in Adam and Eve’s transgression in the Garden is the knowledge of good and evil, which embodies power.
—Christopher Knight, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
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Whenever Turner can’t be in the scene herself, Seed steps in to embody her.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
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Inspired by the romance of Paris—the city of love—this collection embodies the charm and allure that fills its streets.
—Essence, 24 Jan. 2025
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But Lesh embodied the Dead as much as anyone, maybe sometimes more.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
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Phillips' challenge is to embody the spirit of Sondheim's most sacred truths (no small task).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2023
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Each piece is made to embody what Disney has meant to each contributor to the auction.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
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No one knows the character as well as — or gives as much thought to the character — as someone who has to then embody it and sell it.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 26 Jan. 2022
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People who do their thing, in their own way, and embody the essence of their communities.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2023
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This year’s Fortune 500 is filled with CEOs who embody many of these qualities.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 26 May 2022
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Like most of her videos, Britney’s moves embody the carefree energy she’s known for.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 11 Mar. 2025
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Thoughtful gestures embody the ideals of her exemplary hospitality.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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