What is another word for shining example?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈa͡ɪnɪŋ ɛɡzˈampə͡l] (IPA)

When we come across someone or something that demonstrates excellence and serves as a role model for all to follow, we may describe them as a shining example. However, there are many other ways to express the same idea. For instance, you might use terms like a beacon of light, a pinnacle of perfection, an epitome of excellence, a paragon of virtue or a standard bearer. Each of these phrases carries a unique connotation, but they all share the same sense of admiration and respect. Whether we're talking about an individual, a group or an idea, using synonyms for the phrase "shining example" helps to add variety and nuance to our language.

What are the hypernyms for Shining example?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Shining example

  • He who loves, never grows old. God it a shining example.
    Sri Chinmoy
  • The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.
    Bill Frist
  • Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.
    Salvatore Quasimodo
  • It was a pleasure working with Aishwarya in The Last Legion (2007), and her fans are in for a big surprise. She is an excellent and outstanding actor. She is a shining example of beauty from India, and I'm sure we will be seeing her in more Hollywood movies real soon.
    Ben Kingsley
  • “You sound like a rugged individualist,” said Webster. “You say that like you think it’s funny,” yapped the mayor. “I do think it’s funny,” said Webster. “Funny, and tragic, that anyone should think that way today.” “The world would be a lot better off with some rugged individualism,” snapped the mayor. “Look at the men who have gone places—” “Meaning yourself?” asked Weber. “You might take me, for example,” Carter agreed. “I worked hard. I took advantage of opportunity. I had some foresight. I did—” “You mean you licked the correct boots and stepped in the proper faces,” said Webster. “You’re the shining example of the kind of people the world doesn’t want today. You positively smell musty, your ideas are so old. You’re the last of the politicians, Carter, just as I was the last of the Chamber of Commerce secretaries. Only you don’t know it yet. I did. I got out. Even when it cost me something, I got out, because I had to save my self-respect. Your kind of politics is dead. They are dead because any tinhorn with a loud mouth and a brassy front could gain power by appeal to mob psychology. And you haven’t got mob psychology any more. You can’t have mob psychology when people don’t give a damn what happens to a thing that’s dead already—a political system that broke down under its own weight.”
    Clifford D. Simak

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