How to Use exemplary in a Sentence

exemplary

adjective
  • Their reaction to the first goal of the game was exemplary.
    SI.com, 7 July 2019
  • Their ability to change and adapt and grow the show is exemplary.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 July 2021
  • The restaurant’s beef suya and a bowl of exemplary pepper soup.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The service is exemplary throughout and the staff goes out of their way to keep guests smiling.
    Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Cruise was exemplary – in terms of his support for her.
    Martin Dale, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
  • She is blessed by God for an exemplary life of love and service.
    courant.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • But from the get-go, Kawhi had a work ethic that was exemplary.
    Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Some of those who didn’t make the cut boasted exemplary resumes.
    Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, 27 May 2017
  • Officials praised both men as two of the most exemplary officers on the force.
    Michael Wilson, New York Times, 6 June 2019
  • That day was so beautiful and exemplary of our show and the kindness of our crew and our writers and our cast.
    Marisa Roffman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • And as far as craftsmen are concerned, these are exemplary, the best.
    Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The award honors players who show exemplary leadership both on and off the field.
    Drew Davison, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Just as exemplary has been the empathy shown for their plight as well as the hope expressed for their rescue.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2018
  • Dogfish Head’s story is exemplary and at the same time one of many.
    Theresa McCulla, Smithsonian, 16 Sep. 2019
  • But the final spark of the evening comes from Genevieve Gergis’s exemplary desserts.
    Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 21 June 2018
  • Those men were drawn from the upper ranks of the clergy, renowned for their own exemplary moral conduct.
    Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Jue is exemplary, as is usually the case with this fine actor.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Seat comfort and support were exemplary up front, and certainly good enough in the next two rows.
    Al Haas, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • As a full-time right fielder this season, his play has been exemplary.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • That project has been seen by many people as an exemplary foreign aid program.
    Charles Piller, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The patterned tile floor, the bold blue and white paint job, and the cheerful pink totes are exemplary of the good design so common in this city.
    Scarlett Lindeman, Bon Appetit, 28 Mar. 2018
  • All three locations have a small but exemplary menu of hot dogs, burgers, and fried shrimp.
    Dennis Lee, Bon Appétit, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Never mind that his contributions to the field were exemplary.
    Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 June 2018
  • His work in the past six weeks has been particularly exemplary.
    Barry Wilner, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022
  • And if that was the case, what a tremendous waste of an exemplary Star Wars character.
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
  • That dizzyingly close race stems not from half the league playing exemplary baseball.
    Jonah Keri, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • An award may not include any amount as exemplary or punitive damages.
    Steve Dimopoulos, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But the brothers hewed to character in their posts, which could not have been more exemplary and different.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The good news is that while many sites do attempt to name exemplary products, their goals and methodologies vary widely.
    Eliza Brooke, Vox, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Those who like him never had the illusion that this was in his personal life an exemplary person.
    NBC News, 11 Mar. 2018

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