role model

Example Sentences

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Juninho uses it often: "You want your face on the wall? Then train, commit. Estevao is a role model for everyone here."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Remembering this makes “Reality Check” a cautionary tale for those seeking a role model in someone who is never going to make room for anyone else in her VIP section.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Europe, according to Judt, made an “unexpected recovery” and became a role model with a “novel place in the international scheme of things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

"Maro is good. As you would expect, he has thrown himself into the preparation here and has been a role model and an example to the other players, as he always is," Borthwick said.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Mott encouraged Stanton to trust her opinions and speak her mind, and Stanton found a role model in the uncompromising middle-aged activist.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling