portray
Example Sentences
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I wanted to charge downstairs and make a scene—show myself to be rough and uncivil, the complete opposite of the cultured and obedient housewife that Ba aimed to portray.
From Literature
He would triumph again five years later with "Milk," in which he portrayed Harvey Milk, the San Francisco activist who became one of the first openly gay men elected to US public office.
From Barron's
The comparison isn’t quite as numerically simple as I’m portraying.
From Barron's
The redaction failures have given ammunition to bloggers and online commentators who have portrayed women trapped in Epstein’s orbit as willing participants.
A slew of data released Friday portrayed an economy showing cracks, from weaker household spending to cooler consumer sentiment and higher inflation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
