exemplar

Example Sentences

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He long served as a moral exemplar; he should now serve as a cautionary tale known to all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

But there’s another European fascist leader of the last century who’s been hovering in the background all this time as a noteworthy exemplar.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

“Nigeria remains a global exemplar of religious plurality and democratic endurance,” said Dunoma Umar Ahmed, permanent secretary at Nigeria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

Brig Guy Foden said he was a "super soldier" and in a "remarkable company stood out at the top", adding he was a "master of his profession" and an "exemplar of the Royal Anglian".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2025

The original exemplar of American social mobility was almost certainly Benjamin Franklin, one of seventeen children of a candle maker.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times