How to Use epitomize in a Sentence

epitomize

verb

• This student's struggles epitomize the trouble with our schools.
• The first play of the game epitomized what Beilein wanted.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Nov. 2019
• The late 1990s film epitomizes the essence of Black beauty.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Nintendo Switch changed that, and Breath of the Wild was the game that epitomized that change.
  — Julie Muncy, Wired, 28 Dec. 2019
• Both cars use engines that epitomize their brands: a small-block V-8 for the Chevy, a flat-six for the Porsche.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 26 Oct. 2021
• The May 23 outing epitomized what had been a weird month for Ramirez.
  — Maria Torres, latimes.com, 28 June 2019
• The five-hour hearing came to epitomize the heated debate around the bill.
  — NBC News, 22 June 2019
• Life’s about getting back up when you get knocked down and these guys epitomized that.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024
• The split screen epitomized her yearlong high-wire act.
  — Vivienne Walt, Time, 13 Dec. 2019
• But for all the talk of the past in the Bronx, this year's team epitomizes baseball's present, which is all about power: power bats and power arms.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 24 July 2019
• If Diacre needed to show what that looked like, France’s three games in the group stage epitomized her approach.
  — Elian Peltier, New York Times, 22 June 2019
• These heels epitomize business up front, party in the back.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2022
• The street style icon epitomized cozy fall fashion in a pair of low-slung wide-leg jeans, a gray knit top, and an oversized gray cardigan.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2023
• Twitter antics came to epitomize a broader shift in how China engages with the rest of the world.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• Each era comes with its own styles that epitomize the time period, but has there ever been a more-maligned decade than the 80s?
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 27 Jan. 2021
• The song has come to epitomize the desperation of the Depression Era.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2021
• This back-and-forth epitomized the debate as a whole, which, with a few exceptions, broke down into two camps.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 31 July 2019
• The two charges James took against Morant epitomized the sacrifice Ham expects his players to make.
  — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
• And in more than one case, these shots seem to epitomize the heartbreaking pain, trauma or isolation at the heart of the story.
  — Beth Marchant, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2021
• But the resulting letter to the Queen epitomizes much of what is wrong with economics—now as then.
  — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
• That’s where the two main characters in the movie embark on an odyssey that epitomizes the dreams and hardships of countless more hoping to make it abroad.
  — Elian Peltier Annika Hammerschlag, New York Times, 18 May 2024
• That is the guy who epitomizes team, who demands respect with his toughness.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 18 Oct. 2019
• District Judge Tanya Chutkan has come to epitomize the court's more muscular wing.
  — Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN, 11 Dec. 2021
• These songs epitomize the hard lessons learned in living by any means necessary.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020
• Their level of formality is just gone from the world, and it’s epitomized in that scene, but it’s also supposed to be clever and cute and all the rest of it.
  — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2024
• The mushroom, the embodiment of all things earthy, epitomized this trend.
  — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2024
• This work is epitomized in one of the brand’s latest releases: the Arceau Mon Premier Galop.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
• Gisele’s latest outfit in New York City epitomizes the rich mom look.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
• Her red tailored Carolina Herrera dress and tousled hair epitomizes a more easy going approach to evening wear (when compared to her life as a working royal, of course).
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
• Hamilton is, by all standards, larger than life: a charming gentleman and a style legend who epitomizes Hollywood at its most glamorous.
  — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024