living embodiment

noun

: someone that is a perfect representative or example of a quality, characteristic, etc.
He is the living embodiment of cheapness.

Examples of living embodiment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a lot of ways, Virgos are the living embodiment of an itemized account of exactly how a snout got onto a pop star’s face. Jennifer Culp, Them, 26 June 2024 Realistically, how is the Doctor supposed to overpower or outsmart the living embodiment of music? Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 10 May 2024 Photo: Joan Marcus Another way to think of Cabaret’s Emcee might be as a living embodiment of the spirit of the age — or, to put it in his native tongue, the Zeitgeist. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2024 This year, Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, perhaps the closest thing to the living embodiment of heavy metal, will be inducted as a solo artist and will become the 27th musician to be inducted multiple times. Al Shipley, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2024 Mary Hidalgo is one of the few who is a living embodiment of both. Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 And then there’s Kelce, who has proved to be the living embodiment of boyfriend goals. Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024 Is Miami succeeding despite having small government and being a living embodiment of globalization and creative destruction? Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 Feb. 2024 Bennett — a star in the 1950s, a has-been by the 1970s — would soon become the living embodiment of the Great American Songbook for the MTV generation. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023

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“Living embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20embodiment. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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