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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
personify .
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Examples
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Just like that, last week's hero of a thrilling, overtime win personified the 11-7 Cardinals — dazed and wondering what hit them.
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The ultimate example of this kind of perfection, the miniaturization and delicate workmanship personified, is of course Faberge and his fabulous eggs.
Archive 2008-04-01 Heather McDougal 2008
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The ultimate example of this kind of perfection, the miniaturization and delicate workmanship personified, is of course Faberge and his fabulous eggs.
Of Clockwork Trains and Faberge Eggs Heather McDougal 2008
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She'd been a mere child during that decade, but her expression personified the rebellious spirit of the bygone era.
Adam's Fall Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1993
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The theory of the early Fathers was upset before it was enunciated – for sin personified had wept at the foot of the Cross, and men adored her for it.
Marriage as a Trade 1909
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The land personified is represented as doing that which was done in it.
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Inner directedness is the idea personified by George Washington.
The Words We Live By: The Creeds, Mottoes, and Pledges That Have Shaped America 1997
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Hands are given to the sword personified as a living agent.
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They became big brother personified, which is ironic considering republicans rallying cry is "smaller government".
CNN Political Ticker 2009
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What seemed to transpire in 3 of these two hander plays was one character's fascination for the unknown as personified by their partner in the scene.
Londonist 2009
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