How to Use essence in a Sentence

essence

noun
Definition of essencenext
Synonyms for essencenext
  • The book's illustrations capture the essence of the story.
  • The essence of Olympic competition hasn’t changed over the years.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
  • But the essence of centricity extends far beyond these surface-level measures.
    — Hope Meely, STAT, 24 May 2024
  • Timing is of the essence: Williams is scheduled to be executed Sept. 24.
    — CBS News, 24 July 2024
  • With elections in more than 64 countries worldwide this year, including in the United States, time is of the essence.
    — Alexandra Phelan, STAT, 27 May 2024
  • Like Pisces’ elusive and mutable essence, the labradorite stone’s hues consistently adapt to the light, often changing color.
    — Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • And if there ever was a house that captures the essence of what makes the neighborhood special, this residence that just hopped on the real estate market for $3.2 million is it.
    — Tj MacIas, Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2024
  • The show has been praised for its ability to capture the essence of African American history and its impact on cultural identity.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 14 June 2024
  • All-Star Weekend, in essence, is supposed to be a celebration of individual and team success for those fortunate enough to be a part of it.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • The detectors at the observatory consist, in essence, of spinning polarizer filters.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • For the artist, though, the goal was merely to capture the essence of the person in front of him.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But, time is of the essence as the sale enters its final days.
    — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Our aid to Israel is urgent and time is of the essence.
    — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The Chambers Street loft was a far stretch — in city blocks and in essence — from the Dakota.
    — Anna Kodé, New York Times, 21 July 2023
  • Just need to balance it all, but in the essence of it, it’s been beautiful.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 3 Oct. 2023
  • However, time will be of the essence to roll out shots to those most at risk, some said.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 21 June 2023
  • For Odierno Law Firm, the essence of law is not just in the quality of the work performed.
    — Nick Kasmik, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This goes back to the essence of Takase and her hands on approach and spontaneity in her work.
    — ELLE, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Few courses embody the essence of Coeur quite like dessert.
    — Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • In essence, a random variable that is outside the norm will tend to converge to the norm.
    — Dr. Paul Wendee, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • For supporters of the plan, though, nothing less than the essence of New York is at stake.
    — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The loser, of course, is the essence of college basketball.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2023
  • There is a sense of the person beneath the clothes, with ideas, likes, and dislikes, which is the essence of real style.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2023
  • In essence, peptides are short chains of amino acids, and amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Sep. 2023
  • In essence, Hersh said rules have been in place but have not always been followed.
    — Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In essence, Sullivan & Cromwell worked both sides of the crisis.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • All in all, that’s the essence of Costner himself — and why Horizon might surprise us in the end.
    — Aja Romano, Vox, 29 June 2024
  • Like Ann Craven’s paintings of birds, this piece seems to capture the essence of the animal.
    — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 July 2024
  • In essence, the rowers trained for about 21 hours per week and had stronger upper bodies.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • While nuclear fission produces energy by splitting the atom, nuclear fusion does so by combing two light atomic nuclei to form a single heavier one—in essence, recreating the conditions inside the sun in a laboratory.
    — Rafael Mariano Grossi, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2024

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