very picture
Example Sentences
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It would also be good for the trees: A truffle forest is more valuable standing than cut, and dog-harvested truffles are the very picture of sustainability.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2021
The artist’s drawing was recently bought for the collection by a group of more than 30 museum colleagues — fitting for a self-conception that’s the very picture of determined perseverance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2021
One morning this summer, during a layover at Miami International Airport, he was the very picture of American business — a friendly-looking, dark-suited, jowly man in his late prime.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2019
A glamour shot of Patrick, the very picture of ’50s chic in a strapless black satin gown and feather boa, sat on O’Meara’s desk, coolly gazing at the book’s progression.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
My tears began to fall, and Hamlet became again the very picture of a loving husband.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
