How to Use embodiment in a Sentence

embodiment

noun
  • She's the embodiment of all our hopes.
  • Mother Theresa was often regarded as the embodiment of selfless devotion to others.
  • Michael's whole life is an embodiment of why that isn’t the case.
    — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Tuck herself is a force, an embodiment of the ebb and flow of life.
    — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Jan. 2023
  • And that music was the embodiment of the idea of what this band is all about.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
  • My mom has been the very embodiment of kvelling since that phone call.
    — Sophie Cannon, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Active embodiment like this is, for me, the purest form of self-love.
    — Abeni Jones, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Dirk was the embodiment of that.
    — Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • An avatar for good and an embodiment of evil sit face-to-face, locked in an eternal clash of wills.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Quince’s cashmere’s robe is the embodiment of self care.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Aretha Franklin is the embodiment of a soul blessed with a special gift.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2018
  • At this point in the journey, Kendall was the embodiment of those fears.
    — Arie Luyendyk Jr., PEOPLE.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • In other words, the Ali that takes over for a while is the embodiment of his worst self.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
  • So this is, to some degree, an artist’s portrait of that and the embodiment of their love.
    — Janell Ross, Time, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Moms are the true embodiment of ‘non-stop’ because the work never ends.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 May 2022
  • Death — well, the human embodiment of her — dies at the end of the hour and returns to her realm.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2025
  • In many ways, Kikuo acts as an embodiment of his art’s place in post-war Japan.
    — Ryan Swen, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
  • And the next, the embodiment of everything in all of us that just wants to be good, just wants to be loved.
    — Carvell Wallace, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2023
  • In it, the artist lay in the hammock for eight hours as a physical embodiment of leisure.
    — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 June 2024
  • Those who took to the streets eyed the black officer in their path and saw the embodiment of a sellout.
    — Marcos Bretón, sacbee, 27 Mar. 2018
  • The king of swing Glenn Miller was the human embodiment of the big band era.
    — Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Ampadu was the embodiment of what Leeds wanted to be in this first test.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter — of joy.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • But also the way that Mariska is just the embodiment of laughter — of joy.
    — Kate Coyne, PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2019
  • The farm is the embodiment of a collective dream.
    — Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • It’s rooted in change, growth, and embodiment.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Dunleavy was in many ways the true embodiment of the Murdoch regime.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • At first blush, the shell jacket seems the very embodiment of modern clothing.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
  • No embodiment of north or east London.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The dude is the living embodiment of the gig-economy blues.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025

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