personification

Example Sentences

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John is the personification of Clough on the pitch, he played the way Clough wanted to play and knew exactly what Clough wanted.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

Kelly is well-known among team-mates for being the personification of the modern Lionesses.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

“To have that personification . . . and her house was such a tribute to that too . . .”

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

“Jerry West, the personification of basketball excellence and a friend to all who knew him, passed away peacefully this morning at the age of 86,” read the Wednesday morning release from the Clippers’ communications department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

You understood that it was better to ride a black horse and dress in black like a personification of evil, so as not to be scoped by a gunman in the night.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann