be the picture of
Example Sentences
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Your organs don’t have to be the picture of health to be transplanted.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023
No specific cause has been released, but the suddenness of Anderson’s death came as an additional shock because he seemed to be the picture of health, Lawlor said.
From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2016
The event, conceived of weeks ago, was to be the picture of bipartisanship: members of the Romney and Clinton clans, sitting side by side at a luncheon in Manhattan.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2015
Ingrid upends her entire life, from zit cream to zip code, to bask in the sun-soaked glory of a total stranger, one who--it's hardly surprising--turns out not to be the picture of bliss she cultivates.
From Time • Nov. 29, 2
I continue to be the picture of health.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
