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shining example
noun as in beau ideal
Example Sentences
They were, if you believed the Soviet propaganda machine, a shining example of communism at work.
What a shining example of bipartisan cooperation to be celebrated by the Washington media.
If only Graham had given Hagel an extra few weeks to hand him this shining example.
So I hope more public figures follow Hall's shining example.
A shining example stood under the spotlight at CGI just earlier this week.
His apathetic face was expressionless as he listened to himself being held up as a shining example.
Of this last class Plumpy, as the fat boy was affectionately called by his companions, was a conspicuous and shining example.
It has taken form, it strikes forward, borne on by the despair of the masses and the shining example of the martyrs.
Nobody ever cited Garry as a shining example, but he—that man whom Mary Graves married—had an unspeakable record!
It had not cost as many shillings, and had been made up at home, and was not a shining example of the dressmaker's art.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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