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[em-bod-ee] / ɛmˈbɒd i /




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"They embody a sense of stability and gives me peace of mind."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

However difficult and imperfect at times, those 35 years embody the hope that nations can achieve independence and justice.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

If the stage is where ballet dancers embody their characters, then rehearsal is where they embody themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The Constitution is a “liberty document,” and he was responding to a view of the Constitution that saw it as written by powerful men to embody a theory of power and mastery.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

A notable element of all these East-West rivalries was that the western rep-resentatives nearly always seemed to embody certain attributes that stood in stark contrast to those of their eastern counterparts.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Yet she argues that Kander’s work embodies not the melting pot but “culinary pluralism.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Dillahunt’s Macon embodies the sinister darkness lurking beneath the surface of any American small town, especially for outsiders.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

“This extraordinary residence represents the culmination of that passion: a Napa-inspired estate that embodies everything she loved most about residential design,” the listing goes on.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Deeply influenced by his Cuban grandfather, Rubio says he embodies the American dream.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

True concluded triumphantly, “God or man, he embodies all the radiant energy of the adolescence of western art.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

His own laboratory has begun exploring this direction by drawing on ideas from embodied cognition and ecological psychology.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

"Trauma is embodied and sometimes finding words to explain what we have been subjected to, and what we carry, is difficult," she said.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

It included specific expressive choices already embodied in Salkin’s materials.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

His embrace of Nazism in 1933, however, embodied what Arendt eventually condemned as thought’s retreat from the common world into “supposedly higher realms.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Washington realized it meant sustaining the national purpose as embodied in the Continental Army.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The character, the first full-fledged advertising mascot for Crocs, is a sort of emotional support animal embodying the casual vibe associated with its slip-on shoes, according to Chief Marketing Officer Carly Gomez.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Nearly half of the U.S. soccer players who made an inspiring run to the World Cup round of 16 are dual-nationals, embodying the American dream on the Fourth of July.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

"Off the field, he carried himself with humility and integrity, embodying the very best values of our game."

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

There can be value in embodying machismo on-screen, if it’s done right.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Curiously, though, environmentalists also describe Native American history as embodying precisely the opposite lesson: how to live in a spiritual balance with Nature.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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