How to Use quintessential in a Sentence

quintessential

adjective
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  • Cue the sounds of rolling waves, wafts of sea breeze and quintessential ocean views.
    — Robyn George, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For many of us, the hot dog is the quintessential summer food.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Look for quintessential styles that will still look good in a year, five years, or maybe even longer.
    — Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Confidence: Medium-High Sunday is the quintessential late fall day; lots of sun, light winds and highs in the low to mid-50s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The Deluxe Room with Patio comes with the quintessential garden foliage the hotel is known for right outside the room.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Take, the quintessential Valentine’s Day flower: the rose.
    — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • My go-to shade is Moody Mauve, which is a quintessential pink blush hue that gives my skin a natural glowy flushed look.
    — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • Rich but not too dense, the iced drink is the quintessential (yet subtle!) holiday drink.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Framed by the rising bulk of the San Francisco Peaks this is a quintessential Flagstaff panorama.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2023
  • But Ocarina of Time, to me, is still the quintessential Ganondorf.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2023
  • There’s a quintessential element to rock and roll stardom that can only be found on the road.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Learn how to freeze peaches, the bright, sweet, and slightly tart quintessential mid-summer fruit.
    — Wini Moranville, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
  • Special for The Republic Creamy, crunchy, sweet and tangy, coleslaw is the quintessential summer side dish.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • The quintessential French outfit can take you from brunch to work, school drop-off to birthday drinks, all in one effortless look.
    — Charlotte Davey, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This caramel pound cake combines the two quintessential Southern cakes—pound cake and caramel cake—into one.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
  • They're lined with fleece on the inside for your quintessential sweatpant feel, keeping you warm in cold and windy weather.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 14 Mar. 2023
  • It’s bred to produce a high leaf to stem ratio, and is the quintessential Italian basil that’s featured in pesto Genovese recipes.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Hollyhock ‘Black Night’ has to be the quintessential gothic plant with its tall stems of dark flowers.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The candle is the quintessential fall scent and comes in a fall-friendly vessel that can be displayed as part of your seasonal decor.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Nov. 2023
  • All this is part of a do-or-die task for the quintessential American department store under a brand-new CEO.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The quintessential Southern anthem gave Haynes, Gibbons and Slash room to stretch out on solos.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The quintessential Florida beach girl, Jan Dance made heads spin.
    — Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • This team, even in the state’s largest class in 4A, represents the quintessential underdog story high school basketball fans have come to love over the decades.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Over the past few decades, this quintessential small town in New York’s Hudson Valley has found a way to comfortably straddle both the old and the new, and many are taking notice.
    — Wendy O’Dea, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Top it off with one quintessential, cottage-meets-doily piece: a crochet collar from Bode.
    — Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The quintessential Southern green, its leaves grow sweeter after a frost.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
  • This is a quintessential summer read to be guarded on the shelf to be re-read when our own spasms need reinvigorating as the seasons pass.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Gabe Davis, Bills ($5,300) Davis has become the quintessential boom-or-bust player in fantasy.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Search engines have been a quintessential information tool for the last two decades, but AI tools are facing a new kind of scrutiny.
    — Maxwell Zeff and Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the quintessential Hawaiian sound was losing appeal at home.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024

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