How to Use the quintessence in a Sentence

the quintessence

noun

• Trumpeter Miles Davis was the quintessence of cool.
  — Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025
• The 28-year-old is the quintessence of modern Milan.
  — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• One of the benefits of going to college is to hear adults talk in new, unexpected ways, employing fresh language that embodies the quintessence of an idea or concept.
  — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026
• The restaurant has always reflected the quintessence of the West End — creative, theatrical and full of character.
  — Mary Wenthur, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
• Commissioned in the early twentieth century for the Marquise de Polignac, the château was envisioned as a social domain, the quintessence of French art de vivre.
  — William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026