very picture
Example Sentences
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For his part, the colorless Yvan, with his stiff politesse and old-world firm, presents the very picture of a useful patsy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021
Oscar winner Vikander is the very picture of the one, the woman with whom this guy would fall completely in love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2021
Turneffe Flats sits on Turneffe Atoll, a 300-square-mile series of hundreds of palm-fringed islands, endless mangroves, clear lagoons, and unbroken reefs — the very picture of pristine Caribbean beauty.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2021
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
“She is Ophelia, my daughter and my treasure, the exact copy and very picture of her departed and lamented mother,” said my father grandly, before I could open my mouth.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
