noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
very
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Roses always seemed more personal; the very epitome of romance.
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It was the very epitome of what a great sporting occasion should be about and very seldom is.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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From his dark expertly cut hair to his hand-made shoes he was the epitome of the new young man.
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He was the epitome of the dashing, flamboyant, slightly scruffy Bomber Pilot.
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Seen by romantic eyes it is the epitome of the nobility of nature, but what is the truth of the situation?
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The epitome of this process was William's great taxation record, the Domesday Book of 1086.
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The suburbans were seen as the epitome of clerkly conformism, complacency, and conservatism.
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Vladek, like Rupert, is the epitome of pluck: jaunty, stouthearted and as resourceful as he is intrepid.