Sentence examples for embody from inspiring English sources
embody
To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
- As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
The word 'embody' is correct and usable in written English. You can use it when you want to express that a certain thing or person encapsulates or expresses the essence of a certain concept or idea. Example: His words embody the spirit of their cause.
Dinosaurs embody the drastic changes that life on Earth has undergone, and give us access to some of the most powerful truths our species has come to understand – that our planet has an incredibly deep history, that life has changed constantly through time, and that extinction is the fate of all.
The Who embody that classic British pop cult paradox: foppish violence.
And she saw in the dexterity and flow of the surgeon's hand movements an affinity that she tried to capture in beautiful drawings, and which she seemed to embody in her sculpture.
The peace and friendship marches that are being held throughout the country embody the South Africa we know and the South Africa we are proud of.
Let's do it again from the top please.'" Hegarty likes his singers to embody different kinds of courage, "people who deliver a vision of the world they totally believe in".
As a woman, she has been forced to embody a succession of tedious female stereotypes, but she twists this oppressive force in order to get her own way".
As left v right arguments become more blurred, Labour needs a leader and a critical mass of activists who can embody social democracy with a provincial, socially conservative accent.
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