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

His KC Tony Graham said Phoenix's family and friends were likely to regard Methven as the "personification of evil".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

She said, “Social media is the absolute personification of the classic saying, ‘A lie travels halfway around the world before truth can get its boots on.’

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

To the public, he is the chiseled personification of national virtue.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 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