Dressed in an elegant gray suit, de la Renta talked about fashion and Obama, whom he describes as quintessentially modern. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar de la Renta, designer to so many first ladies, still waiting to dress Michelle Obama] Reference
I've repeatedly seen Thanksgiving called the quintessentially American feast. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
The treaty is "quintessentially" in Britain's interests, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
How quintessentially British, assuming "quintessentially" means what I think it does. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
I’m surprised that those grandparents and Mr Frog who you always described as quintessentially french turn out to be “italian”. From Wordnik.com. [hostage] Reference
The DREAM Act is a quintessentially American idea. From Wordnik.com. [Fernando Espuelas: National Self-Interest: The Reason to Pass the Dream Act Now] Reference
We know it's a quintessentially New York building. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2001] Reference
They looked like the quintessentially civilized gentlemen. From Wordnik.com. [The Oval: Changing the Subject?] Reference
That's the most quintessentially American position anyone can take. From Wordnik.com. [Letters] Reference
The Smart is essentially evolutionary, and quintessentially European. From Wordnik.com. [The Smart: Survival Of The Cutest?] Reference
Engage in that robust debate that makes us quintessentially American. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2006] Reference
Once quintessentially American icons have been usurped by the natives. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Rest] Reference
Like many local hotel bars, it's a quintessentially Washington power center. From Wordnik.com. ['Housewives' hangouts: How to do D.C. like a faux-lebrity] Reference
My family is a quintessentially American lot with a strong mid-Western streak. From Wordnik.com. [Gut bacteria—the ultimate Locavores] Reference
It's quintessentially American to believe that nothing's going to overwhelm us. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 20, 2005] Reference
Bending the law to one's own advantage is now a quintessentially American sport. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, Relax: We Wuzn't Robbed] Reference
Mad Men is a quintessentially American show about disembodied desire and emotion. From Wordnik.com. [Sam Chaltain: Why I Like Mad Men] Reference
Religious doubt and diversity have, however, always been quintessentially American. From Wordnik.com. [The End of Christian America] Reference
Modern Asia has largely adopted that quintessentially Western doctrine, market economics. From Wordnik.com. [Killing Off Kipling] Reference
The thing to do - there's a lot of that quintessentially adolescent attitude going around. From Wordnik.com. [Cool Fools] Reference
If he hadn't already told us that music was a quintessentially human endeavor, we could have guessed. From Wordnik.com. [Getting To The Heart Of Music] Reference
"Returning to normal" was hard to define, but we discovered a few things that are quintessentially Haitian. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Piven: Resilient Haitians Battle Chaos and Despair in Quest for Normalcy (VIDEOS)] Reference
The Chinese think the Buick -- and a black Buick in particular -- is just the quintessentially elegant car. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008] Reference
Silk's rise and fall would not be out of place in a Greek tragedy, though his story is quintessentially American. From Wordnik.com. [A Different Kind Of Skin Flick] Reference
Terror hijacked a quintessentially American invention, the airplane, and in doing so slowed the pace of physical transport. From Wordnik.com. ['Over There' Is Here] Reference
Within its imposing exterior, the complex is quintessentially P.C.: Sun-drenched atria and airy spaces commune with nature. From Wordnik.com. [Germany's 'Kohlosseum'] Reference
And I think this idea of possibility is perhaps even more quintessentially American than the idea of the big sky landscape. From Wordnik.com. [Copland: Early Music From America's Composer] Reference
When you performed Copland, let's say in Bournemouth, does the audience there walkout saying, he's so quintessentially American?. From Wordnik.com. [Copland: Early Music From America's Composer] Reference
This is a remarkable instance of adopting as a goal of public policy something that is quintessentially private and introspective. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, I'm Terrific!] Reference
She wants people to understand that Barack Obama is not only literally American but quintessentially a part of the American dream. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2008] Reference
You can try something quintessentially Argentine, such as dulce de leche, but my favorite is the chocolate with carmelized almonds. From Wordnik.com. [T.J. DeGroat: From Street Snacks to Fine Dining: A Foodie Tour of Central Mexico City] Reference
So, "returning to normal" was hard to define, but we did discover a few things that are quintessentially Haitian -- for good or for ill. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Piven: Resilient Haitians Battle Chaos and Despair in Quest for Normalcy (VIDEOS)] Reference
The choir sounds best in Stanford's quintessentially Anglican Service in B flat and in Walton's The Twelve (1965), to a text by WH Auden. From Wordnik.com. [The Feast of Saint Peter the Apostle] Reference
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