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Discover LudwigThe part of a sentence "a figure of a" is correct and can be used in written English when describing a specific figure or representation of something.
It is often used to provide a visual or concrete depiction of an abstract concept. Example: The speaker painted a vivid figure of a utopian society, where all citizens were equal and thriving.
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This is a figure of a cellist in painted wood.
Spitzer settled on a figure of a hundred million dollars.
It sits atop a figure of a lion.
There is also a figure of a dwarf carrying an oversized ball on his shoulder.
By now, Mr. Harris is a figure of a certain kind of New York courthouse folklore.
But this season has underlined that he is a figure of a bygone time in MLS.
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Whether on foot, on a bicycle or gliding through ocean water, Barbara Lindquist cuts a figure of an athlete in control of her surroundings and herself.
"Boston has, I think, the most beautiful of these vases in existence — a figure of an Amazon mounted on a horse," True says.
The inter-orbital ISL, especially, achieved a ring network shaped like a figure-of-eight using n to n−1 connections.
It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre.
He was a figure of romance--a wanderer, a citizen of the world.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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