portrayal

He owned his portrayal of Gurney Halleck in “Dune” so completely that nobody blinked when he dashed into a battle scene bellowing mightily while clutching a pug, of all things.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love in 1999, and became internationally recognised for her portrayal of "M", James Bond's boss.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Mr. Wainwright gives a vastly more serious, even grim, portrayal of the maverick Parisian detective, but he is granted humanity by his supporting cast, including my favorite, James Northcote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

His portrayal of the volatile, gritty gangster Anna won him his first National Film Award and the Filmfare Award.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Yet in its very portrayal, and in the lavish detail paid to its design, there was a certain false glitz, as though the entire exhibit were under a limelight.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Their portrayals, mixing ferocious strength with stark vulnerability, make the tragedy’s pileup of bodies at the end all the more piercing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Adds Miyashita: "These puzzles beckon our curiosity. After all, spiral forms in nature have inspired human creations ranging from rotini pasta, to a barber's pole or even portrayals of the biblical 'Tower of Babel'."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

His approach appears designed to replace years of secondhand portrayals with direct exposure.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Most of the characters are flat and the portrayals stagey, starting with Mr. Grammer’s gruff but likable Fairfax.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Fortunately, today’s scientists, historians, and art collectors have rediscovered and acknowledged her work for what it is: amazingly beautiful, accurate portrayals of insect metamorphoses and ecosystems.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman