as in to embody
to represent in visible form
the general view that Hitler incarnated extreme egotism and indeed evil itself
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In his first five night-shift stints as watchman at a disused ’80s amusement park/arcade mall — Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Place — Mike stares glaze-eyed at security monitors, then drifts into violent 3-D incidents, His circumstance incarnates the hell that Morrissey sings about.
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
That said, he is still incarnated by the ineluctably photogenic Fassbender, so his cheekbones alone could be used as deadly weapons.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
What does land, however, is the film’s depiction of a clash between the arts, embodied by the campers and counsellors for whom theatre is a way of life, and commerce, as incarnated by a financial consultant, Caroline Krauss (Patti Harrison), whose firm wants to take over the camp.
—Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
Marilyn Lovell, who, as an object of fascination for the news media, the inspiration for movie and TV characters and a figure in history books, incarnated for many Americans the hardships and glamour of being an astronaut’s wife, died on Aug. 27 in Lake Forest, Ill.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2023
That said, he is still incarnated by the ineluctably photogenic Fassbender, so his cheekbones alone could be used as deadly weapons.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2023
What does land, however, is the film’s depiction of a clash between the arts, embodied by the campers and counsellors for whom theatre is a way of life, and commerce, as incarnated by a financial consultant, Caroline Krauss (Patti Harrison), whose firm wants to take over the camp.
—Dan Stahl, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
Marilyn Lovell, who, as an object of fascination for the news media, the inspiration for movie and TV characters and a figure in history books, incarnated for many Americans the hardships and glamour of being an astronaut’s wife, died on Aug. 27 in Lake Forest, Ill.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2023
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