How to Use quintessential in a Sentence

quintessential

adjective

• Cue the sounds of rolling waves, wafts of sea breeze and quintessential ocean views.
  — Robyn George, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• For many of us, the hot dog is the quintessential summer food.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
• Look for quintessential styles that will still look good in a year, five years, or maybe even longer.
  — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
• Confidence: Medium-High Sunday is the quintessential late fall day; lots of sun, light winds and highs in the low to mid-50s.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• The Deluxe Room with Patio comes with the quintessential garden foliage the hotel is known for right outside the room.
  — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• Take, the quintessential Valentine’s Day flower: the rose.
  — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• My go-to shade is Moody Mauve, which is a quintessential pink blush hue that gives my skin a natural glowy flushed look.
  — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
• Rich but not too dense, the iced drink is the quintessential (yet subtle!) holiday drink.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
• Framed by the rising bulk of the San Francisco Peaks this is a quintessential Flagstaff panorama.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
• But Ocarina of Time, to me, is still the quintessential Ganondorf.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
• There’s a quintessential element to rock and roll stardom that can only be found on the road.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
• Learn how to freeze peaches, the bright, sweet, and slightly tart quintessential mid-summer fruit.
  — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
• Special for The Republic Creamy, crunchy, sweet and tangy, coleslaw is the quintessential summer side dish.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
• The quintessential French outfit can take you from brunch to work, school drop-off to birthday drinks, all in one effortless look.
  — Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
• This caramel pound cake combines the two quintessential Southern cakes—pound cake and caramel cake—into one.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
• They're lined with fleece on the inside for your quintessential sweatpant feel, keeping you warm in cold and windy weather.
  — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
• It’s bred to produce a high leaf to stem ratio, and is the quintessential Italian basil that’s featured in pesto Genovese recipes.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2023
• Hollyhock ‘Black Night’ has to be the quintessential gothic plant with its tall stems of dark flowers.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
• The candle is the quintessential fall scent and comes in a fall-friendly vessel that can be displayed as part of your seasonal decor.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
• All this is part of a do-or-die task for the quintessential American department store under a brand-new CEO.
  — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
• The quintessential Southern anthem gave Haynes, Gibbons and Slash room to stretch out on solos.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 4 Apr. 2023
• The quintessential Florida beach girl, Jan Dance made heads spin.
  — Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
• This team, even in the state’s largest class in 4A, represents the quintessential underdog story high school basketball fans have come to love over the decades.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2023
• Over the past few decades, this quintessential small town in New York’s Hudson Valley has found a way to comfortably straddle both the old and the new, and many are taking notice.
  — Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
• Top it off with one quintessential, cottage-meets-doily piece: a crochet collar from Bode.
  — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2023
• The quintessential Southern green, its leaves grow sweeter after a frost.
  — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
• This is a quintessential summer read to be guarded on the shelf to be re-read when our own spasms need reinvigorating as the seasons pass.
  — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
• Gabe Davis, Bills ($5,300) Davis has become the quintessential boom-or-bust player in fantasy.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
• There's no denying that Rodrigo's throwback high-tops are the quintessential cool-girl shoe.
  — Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023
• Top of her list is the quintessential English concern: what would happen if a monarch passed away and the event interfered with ceremonies of mourning.
  — David Hessekiel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 9 May 2024