personification

Example Sentences

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John is the personification of Clough on the pitch, he played the way Clough wanted to play and knew exactly what Clough wanted.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

The best personification of this reality is Sen. Padilla.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

“To have that personification . . . and her house was such a tribute to that too . . .”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Until that time, Britannia — the personification of Britain — had been the only character on the bills.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

With his gentle demeanor, Gandhi seemed the very personification of nonviolence, and he insisted that the campaign be run along identical lines to that of his father’s in India.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela