How to Use personify in a Sentence

personify

verb
  • Justice is personified as a woman with her eyes covered.
  • The ancient Greeks personified the forces of nature as gods and goddesses.
  • The Beach Boys personified Southern California in the ‘60s and on, bringing the sun and surf to the rest of the world.
    Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • How could the man who is Barcelona personified stay away?
    SI.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The pot of gold at the other side of the rainbow fully personified.
    Tatum Dooley, Teen Vogue, 29 May 2019
  • Her style is personified in her store, as well as her home, and her buying trips tend to end with goods for both places.
    Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 10 May 2017
  • Then my theater brain needed to personify it, to be like, ‘Hey, girl, talk to me.
    Michael Love Michael, Them, 19 Sep. 2024
  • No one personifies that idea more than the coach, Steve Sampson.
    Joe Knowles, chicagotribune.com, 27 June 2018
  • Both John and Joe — and Wills, who is still on the show — personify a kind of fleeting Bachelorette hero.
    Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, 9 July 2018
  • The beauty of this game may be personified in Larry Ward’s jump shot.
    Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 28 June 2018
  • Funny and stylish, the video sees karma personified as a jealous, hard to read lover that Daye just can’t seem to get over.
    Sydney Scott, Essence, 22 Nov. 2019
  • In both fashion and home decor, what are some must-have items that personify a coastal lifestyle?
    Monica Mendal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The Book of Wisdom, a book in the Catholic Bible, depicts wisdom personified as a woman.
    Annie Selak, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Shiv, Kendall, and Roman laugh and bump fists, but through prolonged, strained glances, their doubt personified in the high-note strings playing over the scene.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 26 Mar. 2023
  • No one personified what being a Cane meant more than Sam.
    David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Reynolds, whom the Phillies would send to mime school in order to enhance his skills, would personify the Phanatic for the next 16 seasons.
    Michael McCann, SI.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The artists seem to personify the tiny town — at once both traditional and modern.
    Eric Dusenbery, ajc, 3 Jan. 2022
  • You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is ..
    Spin Staff, Spin, 13 Sep. 2023
  • By the late ‘80s, Ringwald personified ideal girlhood in the US, which was a heavy burden.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The player who personified it was the same player who would emerge as James’s unlikely foil.
    Ben Cohen, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018
  • The jersey, and the playlist the player gains control of for a day, is his way of rewarding players who personify what the team’s looking for, and hopes to build the franchise on.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • On Medicare-for-All and free college tuition, Buttigieg has personified the middle ground, the art of the possible.
    Michael Brenes, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Each sin, with an influencer at the helm, is personified.
    Nandi Howard, Essence, 16 Oct. 2019
  • No one personifies the line’s blue-collar ethos more than Creason.
    Michael Lev, azcentral, 9 July 2019
  • The three days in Detroit personified a lot of what has been different between the Orioles' start to the season and their recent spell.
    Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2017
  • These groups prized McKay as someone who might come to personify their ideals.
    Colin Grant, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
  • To see #blacklove personified, check out these touching images of Jackie and her bae.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 9 July 2019
  • Wine lovers around the world are raising their glasses in tribute to an icon who personified the good life — the social life — that wine represents.
    Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2020
  • In many ways, Rob Keefe personifies a recovering city that found its heart through its Pulse.
    Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 June 2017
  • But also there’s something about Tom that feels the spirit of Gaia personified.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024

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