quintessential
Example Sentences
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Instead, they have produced a quintessentially American phenomenon: a roaring engine of upward mobility.
Hence, the inspiration for the photo: a take on the quintessential family-style portrait — the ones you kind of cringe at when you walk into someone’s home, radiating manufactured happiness.
From Los Angeles Times
It's also a quintessential slice of Australian community.
From BBC
A quintessential holiday spice made by a single manufacturer has been recalled by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite all this — or because of it — Stone happens to be a quintessential Los Angeles composer.
From Los Angeles Times
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