Example sentences for: archetype

How can you use “archetype” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He claims that Kennedy is the archetype of today's "New Democrat."

  • Henry V is, in fact, Shakespeare's archetype of the perfect Hero-King precisely because of his Machiavellian qualities (which certainly are present)--Henry understands, as he explains during his tour of the army before Agincourt, that the moral demands upon a King are very different from those upon ordinary men.

  • She is a beloved female archetype among contemporary Chicanas, who write poems, short stories, and academic research articles about her.

  • The bracero experience has been written about in novels and depicted in numerous movies, and although the image presented is often a negative one, like other Chicano folk heroes the bracero has become an archetype of the culture.

  • The bato loco is tantamount to an archetype in Chicano culture; he is that crazy guy who isn’t afraid of life.


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