quintessential

Example Sentences

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Marmalade has long been a quintessential British condiment, with some recipes handed down between multiple generations.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Writing for every justice but Jackson, Gorsuch declared that Chiles’ talk therapy is “the quintessential form of protected speech.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

She was the quintessential housewife — from how she looked to what she did on a day-to-day basis, taking care of the home and her family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Once, while waiting for a traffic light to change on his way home from work, C.P. spotted a long-haired white man, a quintessential hippie in C.P.’s eyes, in the car next to him.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson