Definition of Archetype
an ideal example that people often attempt to duplicate
Examples of Archetype in a sentence
The film that won the best picture award should be considered the archetype of all future movies. 🔊
When vampire books became popular, many authors tried to imitate the archetype of the most successful novel. 🔊
Our country’s founding fathers looked at the archetype of prosperous countries in order to create our own nation. 🔊
Although the movie producers tried to duplicate the archetype of their last blockbuster, their new film bombed at the box office. 🔊
The teacher who won educator of the year is a role model for other teachers and is viewed as the archetype of educators. 🔊
While the actor faced many legal battles off set, on television he was everyone’s favorite dad and an archetype for fathers everywhere. 🔊
The teacher’s presentation served as an archetype of what she hoped the students’ presentation would resemble. 🔊
According to the popular magazine, the year’s most handsome man is the archetype of the perfect male. 🔊
The painting instructor displayed her finished portrait as an archetype to show her pupils what they would accomplish by the end of class. 🔊
As I read the short story, I could tell it was a reworking of the literary archetype about a mad scientist bringing a monster to life. 🔊
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