embodiment
noun
em·bodi·ment
im-ˈbä-di-mənt 
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Examples of embodiment in a Sentence
She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
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Stylists who make it in New York City often are the human embodiment of the term grit.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Until now, Mia has remained on an island with Jacqueline, the personal embodiment of a pesky ingrown hair your waxer wasn’t able to catch.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
While the three songs performed are catchy and moving in their own ways, and Kimi’s lead vocals are especially heartfelt, more remarkable is the pure embodiment of each character’s relationship to the music and to one another, a melding of spirits that still retain their individual temperaments.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Weird Wolf is the embodiment of the OG Wolfpack, a pack of rowdy fans that used to fire up the crowd at the old Municipal Stadium, the home of the Chiefs before Arrowhead Stadium was built.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
Until now, Mia has remained on an island with Jacqueline, the personal embodiment of a pesky ingrown hair your waxer wasn’t able to catch.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
While the three songs performed are catchy and moving in their own ways, and Kimi’s lead vocals are especially heartfelt, more remarkable is the pure embodiment of each character’s relationship to the music and to one another, a melding of spirits that still retain their individual temperaments.
—Ryan Swen, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
Weird Wolf is the embodiment of the OG Wolfpack, a pack of rowdy fans that used to fire up the crowd at the old Municipal Stadium, the home of the Chiefs before Arrowhead Stadium was built.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Embodiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embodiment. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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