Exemplar

Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift.

My star and favourite person is Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish keyboard. He is my exemplar in keyboard playing style.

A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it.

To amend the same [default] according to the true exemplars.

In our age we have no patterne of motherly affection more exemplare, than yours.