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How to use epitomize in a sentence

16 example sentences · verb

Epitomize means to make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense. Example: “Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.”

Examples of epitomize by meaning

verbTo make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

  • This simple formula epitomizes the kind of 'tolerance' that Marcuse advocates.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon...

verbTo be an epitome of.

  • The framework of Combinatory Categorial Grammar epitomizes the rule-based generalized categorial architecture.1997, Michael Moortgat, “Categorial Type Logics”, in J. van Benthem, A. ter Meulen, editors, Handbook of Logic and Language, page 99

More sentences with epitomize

  • Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.From the entry silky
  • In the view of the formalists, Italian futurism epitomized all that poetics should work against.2016, Nancy Perloff, Explodity: Sound, Image, and Word in Russian Futurist Book Art, The Getty Research Institute, →ISBN, page 68. From the entry verbivocovisual
  • This assertion epitomizes the Copenhagen Interpretation and clearly contradicts the epistemology of prequantal science.2013, M. Bunge, Quantum Theory and Reality. From the entry prequantal
  • Sweet and pure, maple syrup epitomizes the Great White North in all its unspoiled glory.2007 March 26, Pamela Cuthbert, “The less sweet side of maple syrup”, in Macleans.ca, retrieved 15 Jun 2008. From the entry Great White North
  • Capitalocene and Oliganthropocene – the variations polemically proposed by Jason Moore and Erik Swyngedouw – epitomize well such concerns.2016, Lazaros Karaliotis, Giovanni Bettini, “Urban resilience, the local and the politics of the Anthropocene: reflections on the future…. From the entry Oliganthropocene
  • Water and land for the Ts'kw'aylaxw are undeniably linked and epitomize the livelihoods, culture, and spirit of the band.2013, Jessica Stephens-Whale, An Account of Ts‘kw’aylaxw Philosophy and Use of Water in the Central Interior of British Columbia…. From the entry Stl'atl'imxets
  • In the sad case of Paris Hilton, whose sheer unnecessariness epitomizes her career, her unnecessary accessory of choice is an SUV.2007 June 15, Karen von Hahn, “Unnecessary Accessories of the Rich and Famous”, in Globe and Mail, retrieved 30 Aug 2009. From the entry unnecessariness
  • I wanted to do a song that epitomizes the feeling and vibe from back in the day while still being current.1995 April 8, Havelock Nelson, quoting Jemini, “Mercury Debut Rapper Jemini Proudly Displays All His ‘Scars’”, in Billboard, volume 107…. From the entry back in the day
  • Miss O'Neil's duplicitous power-mad ice queen epitomizes cruel hauteur with a streak of lethal saccharine—she is a nightmare stepmother.1986 October 5, Stephen Holden, “Drama: 'Narnia' A Children's Musical”, in New York Times, retrieved 02 Jan 2014. From the entry ice queen
  • The country has careened through nearly a century of instability, marred by military coups and spectacular financial collapses epitomized by triple-digit inflation.2026 May 28, Emma Bubola, Ryan Mac, “Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World”, in The New York Times. From the entry careen
  • This Palestinian "Intrafada" epitomizes one way in which the primary conflict over Israel has splintered over the years into multiple political struggles.2016, Joyce S. Dubensky, editor, Peacemakers in Action: Profiles in Religious Peacebuilding, volume II, New York, N.Y.: Cambridge…. From the entry intrafada
  • The multiple bat-dancers of the Prince "Bat-Dance" video most clearly epitomize the multiplicity of Batmen currently proliferating in comics and other media.1991, Roberta E. Pearson, William Uricchio, The Many lives of the Batman: critical approaches to a superhero and his media. From the entry batmen
  • Smetana's romantic comedy epitomizes one stereotype of Czechness: happy villagers in quaint peasant garb, dancing polkas and skocnas in the local pub while singing hymns in praise of beer.1999 May 2, Derek Katz, “MUSIC: Reading the Future in Readings of ‘Rusalka’”, in New York Times, retrieved 12 Dec 2009. From the entry Czechness
  • I suppose what he is worried about is epitomized by a conversation that I had ten years ago with the Executive Vice President of a utility that was going nuclear.2013, George G. Berg, Measurement of Risks, →ISBN, page 338. From the entry go nuclear

Meaning of epitomize

  1. verb To make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.
  2. verb To be an epitome of.

Full definition of epitomize

Questions about epitomize in a sentence

How do you use epitomize in a sentence?
Epitomize is used as a verb. For example: “Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.”
What is a short sentence with epitomize?
“Cribs and formula, strollers and baby food epitomize silky parenting.”
What does epitomize mean?
Epitomize means to make an epitome of; to shorten; to condense.

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