beau ideal

noun beau ide·al \ ˌbō-ī-ˈdē(-ə)l , ˌbō-ˌē-dā-ˈäl \

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

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Definition of beau ideal

plural beau ideals

: the perfect type or model

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Examples of beau ideal in a Sentence

she is the beau ideal of the beautiful but unassuming film actress
Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous architectural creation, Falling Water, is widely regarded as the beau ideal of a building in harmony with its setting.

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If Teddy Roosevelt was the Harvard beau ideal at the turn of the last century, Mark Zuckerberg is the Harvard man to be in the new millennium.

— william stadiem, Town & Country, "Can Harvard's Storied Final Clubs Resist the Tides of Change?," 2 Aug. 2016
If Hicks is the beau ideal in today’s MLB, then Miles Mikolas is a throwback to the Roosevelt administration.

— michael beller, SI.com, "What's Behind the Incredible Success of Cardinals Starting Pitcher Miles Mikolas?," 23 May 2018
Conservatives like to imagine Reagan as the beau ideal of a president who faithfully adhered to their principles, but Trump is the president who has actually done it.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Donald Trump Is the Most Pure Conservative President Ever," 23 Feb. 2018
Male dictators are Trump’s beau ideal of an admirable world leader.

— jonathan chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Favorite World Leaders Are All Male Dictators," 24 Jan. 2018
There was a time when the beau ideal was to drive your sports car to the track, paint numbers on it, go racing and then drive home.

— dan neil, WSJ, "2017 Ford GT: A $450,000 Road Rocket That’s Two Cars in One," 6 July 2017

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