Definition of Quintessence

most perfect example of its type

Examples of Quintessence in a sentence

Hillary has always been the quintessence of high fashion, so I was taken aback when I saw her wearing an old, saggy pair of jeans and a ragged T-shirt. 🔊

Babies are the quintessence of purity; if only we could preserve that sweetness for a lifetime. 🔊

These chocolate bars are the quintessence of delicious treats for the soul. 🔊

For many children and adolescents all over the world, the name Voldemort is the quintessence of evil. 🔊

My history teacher is a romantic; she told us that the Taj Mahal in India is the quintessence of extravagant gestures of love. 🔊

She felt that her husband was the quintessence of condescension because he never thought she had anything relevant to say. 🔊

When I was in elementary school, I believed that coming down with chicken pox during Christmas vacation was the quintessence of misery. 🔊

She told everyone she saw that her new kitten was the quintessence of cuteness. 🔊

The corruption scandal was reported as the quintessence of dirty politics. 🔊

Benjamin Franklin must have been the quintessence of self-improvement because he actually made a list of thirteen important virtues and tracked his progress in abiding by the list. 🔊

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