How to Use embody in a Sentence

embody

verb
  • The legislature embodied a revenue provision in the new law.
  • Now the great man who embodied the brand is gone.
    — Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Last game on our home floor to kind of embody our whole season.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2022
  • By that time, the scene is deeply embodied.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Panahi writes the roles first, then looks for the right person to embody them.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The leaders seemed to embody this sense of time being paused.
    — Tom McTague, The Atlantic, 14 June 2021
  • The courage of our convictions and the strength to embody them.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The courage of our convictions and the strength to embody them.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Now is the time to embody the version of yourself that lives in your dreams.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2022
  • The public likes people who can embody all those sides.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • More than mere culinary spaces, kitchens tend to embody the heart of a home.
    — Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • That right there embodies their spirit of the game.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Squirrels do not like the smell of any flowers or herbs that embody a strong scent.
    — Ashley Martens, Redbook, 16 May 2023
  • Carothers and the band didn’t know who could embody that better than Yankovic.
    — Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2020
  • What goes into embodying that for you?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Fraser embodies that truth all too well.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Somehow, his soul embodies the whole club.
    — Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • People must be willing to work at it, embody it, each and every day.
    — Alyssa Wright, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2021
  • This call should of course embody anxiety.
    — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That dance of crowds and machines embodied the spirit of the age.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Read below to find out who embodies your sun, moon or rising.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
  • All of our costumes were supposed to be stiff, to embody this dark, shadowy world.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2026
  • Mothers and sons embody the full spectrum of human flaws.
    — Sam Sussman september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • If there’s one color that embodies spring and all that comes with it, that color is green.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But a good comeback embodies the spirit of sport, too.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026
  • That is the theme these Bruins are embodying.
    — Aaron Heisen, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Ready to embody your inner author?
    — India Roby, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Is there a musician who embodies that to you?
    — Jamie Lincoln Kitman, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Daley expects the venue to embody the aura that has fueled the trend.
    — Josh Glicksman, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • The only way to embody yourself is to get real with yourself.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026

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