role model

Example Sentences

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Just a normal guy - a role model to show anyone what can be achieved.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

I had the idea that such a colleague, a role model for us, would warrant and would deserve and hopefully would feel reassurance as a result of his colleagues coming along to support him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 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

"We have become, by our own success, a role model... a regional power. Is this our fault?" said Abdulla, the Emirati professor.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

My sister says the only reason Mom married him was to give me a male role model so I’d know how to grow up into a man, and so we wouldn’t be on welfare.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri