par excellence
Example Sentences
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In her infamous Brisbane speech, Shriver hailed the novelist as cultural appropriator par excellence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026
“He has a vision for our country. He has knowledge of issues par excellence from all of the years that he’s served. He’s a strategic thinker,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Deb Dassow has Midwest Mom vibes par excellence: short, well-styled gray hair; colorful blousy top; statement necklace.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2024
Warm, vivid and funny, Shalhoub and Aghdashloo are theatrical storytellers par excellence, tapped movingly into their characters’ lifetime of memories.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
The opening words of Antony’s funeral oration in Julius Caesar are, covertly, an ethos appeal par excellence: a positioning of the speaker with relation to the crowd.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
