How to Use exemplary in a Sentence

exemplary

adjective
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  • Their reaction to the first goal of the game was exemplary.
    — SI.com, 7 July 2019
  • Their ability to change and adapt and grow the show is exemplary.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 July 2021
  • The restaurant’s beef suya and a bowl of exemplary pepper soup.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The service is exemplary throughout and the staff goes out of their way to keep guests smiling.
    — Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Cruise was exemplary – in terms of his support for her.
    — Martin Dale, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
  • She is blessed by God for an exemplary life of love and service.
    — courant.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • But from the get-go, Kawhi had a work ethic that was exemplary.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 28 Nov. 2019
  • And as far as craftsmen are concerned, these are exemplary, the best.
    — Shirley Ngozi Nwangwa, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Some of those who didn’t make the cut boasted exemplary resumes.
    — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, 27 May 2017
  • Officials praised both men as two of the most exemplary officers on the force.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 6 June 2019
  • That day was so beautiful and exemplary of our show and the kindness of our crew and our writers and our cast.
    — Marisa Roffman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The award honors players who show exemplary leadership both on and off the field.
    — Drew Davison, star-telegram, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Dogfish Head’s story is exemplary and at the same time one of many.
    — Theresa McCulla, Smithsonian, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Just as exemplary has been the empathy shown for their plight as well as the hope expressed for their rescue.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2018
  • Those men were drawn from the upper ranks of the clergy, renowned for their own exemplary moral conduct.
    — Katherine Harvey, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2017
  • But the final spark of the evening comes from Genevieve Gergis’s exemplary desserts.
    — Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 21 June 2018
  • As a full-time right fielder this season, his play has been exemplary.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • Jue is exemplary, as is usually the case with this fine actor.
    — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The patterned tile floor, the bold blue and white paint job, and the cheerful pink totes are exemplary of the good design so common in this city.
    — Scarlett Lindeman, Bon Appetit, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Seat comfort and support were exemplary up front, and certainly good enough in the next two rows.
    — Al Haas, Philly.com, 13 Jan. 2018
  • All three locations have a small but exemplary menu of hot dogs, burgers, and fried shrimp.
    — Dennis Lee, Bon Appétit, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That project has been seen by many people as an exemplary foreign aid program.
    — Charles Piller, Science | AAAS, 14 Oct. 2020
  • And if that was the case, what a tremendous waste of an exemplary Star Wars character.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
  • Never mind that his contributions to the field were exemplary.
    — Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine, 13 June 2018
  • His work in the past six weeks has been particularly exemplary.
    — Barry Wilner, ajc, 12 Feb. 2022
  • That dizzyingly close race stems not from half the league playing exemplary baseball.
    — Jonah Keri, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • But the brothers hewed to character in their posts, which could not have been more exemplary and different.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The good news is that while many sites do attempt to name exemplary products, their goals and methodologies vary widely.
    — Eliza Brooke, Vox, 11 Dec. 2018
  • An award may not include any amount as exemplary or punitive damages.
    — Steve Dimopoulos, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
  • For subscribers: This 'exemplary' restaurant in Mariemont has stood the test of time.
    — Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2023

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