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Definition of Exemplary
Exemplary

Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.

Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.

Illustrating as the proof of a thing.

An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing.

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Exemplary Quotations

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.
Warren G. Bennis

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This above all makes history useful and desirable; it unfolds before our eyes a glorious record of exemplary actions.
Titus Livius

America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.
Nelson Rockefeller

There's something in the moment when you can make them laugh or cry and show and incredibly compassionate side of life. I find that a really exemplary way to live.
Gedde Watanabe

Exemplary Translations

exemplary in German is beispielhaft, vorbildlich
exemplary in Spanish is ejemplar
exemplary in Swedish is exemplarisk


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