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verb

embody

CEFR C2

represent in bodily form

In a sentence

Six example sentences with embody, each labelled with its topic.

  • The sculptor wanted the bronze to embody patience, so she gave the figure hands folded and eyes half closed.

    Art

  • Casting directors looked for an actor who could embody quiet authority without ever raising his voice on screen.

    Movies

  • Statues in the square were meant to embody civic virtue, each holding a tool of the trade it honored.

    Architecture

  • The captain came to embody the team's grit, diving for loose balls in games that were already decided.

    Basketball

  • The two sisters embody the novel's argument, one all sense and the other all feeling.

    Literature

  • Voters wanted a candidate who could embody the town's stubborn independence, and the retired ferry captain fit.

    Politics

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