How to Use exemplary in a Sentence

exemplary

adjective
  • Or at least that few face in an exemplary way.
    — Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • The cook is at ease in her kitchen and boasts exemplary knife skills.
    — Philip Tinari, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Servers are dressed in exemplary white button-up shirts, black vests and bistro aprons.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • She is blessed by God for an exemplary life of love and service.
    — courant.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • Charlap does them all with exemplary taste.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Charlap plays hem all with exemplary taste.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Their ability to change and adapt and grow the show is exemplary.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 July 2021
  • But from the get-go, Kawhi had a work ethic that was exemplary.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • And Sean right now, in that moment, is exemplary in his growth.
    — Ashley Boucher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As a full-time right fielder this season, his play has been exemplary.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • The restaurant’s beef suya and a bowl of exemplary pepper soup.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • This is an exemplary way to use your farmers' market haul.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
  • And as far as craftsmen are concerned, these are exemplary, the best.
    — Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • In the past two weeks, the exemplary tale has turned cautionary.
    — Megan Angelo, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
  • An exemplary beef tartare arrived in the second wave.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Dogfish Head’s story is exemplary and at the same time one of many.
    — Theresa McCulla, Smithsonian, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The service is exemplary throughout and the staff goes out of their way to keep guests smiling.
    — Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • The quality of the blur is exemplary, too.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is a guy who has been a team captain for a long time, exemplary character, all of that.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
  • Service here, too, was exemplary, and its importance is not lost on the chef.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2024
  • Those men were drawn from the upper ranks of the clergy, renowned for their own exemplary moral conduct.
    — Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
  • This is a good spot to set off showers/storms, and this weekend will be exemplary with that threat throughout.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • What makes an exemplary Oscar speech?
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Conte is exemplary of the difference a coach can make.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The lakefront homes here are beautiful and the scenery exemplary.
    — Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The plaque recognized the exemplary conduct of the men and women who serve in the unit.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Officials praised both men as two of the most exemplary officers on the force.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 6 June 2019
  • That day was so beautiful and exemplary of our show and the kindness of our crew and our writers and our cast.
    — Marisa Roffman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Just as exemplary has been the empathy shown for their plight as well as the hope expressed for their rescue.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2018
  • Seat comfort and support were exemplary up front, and certainly good enough in the next two rows.
    — Al Haas, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018

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