portray

Example Sentences

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"It became clear that Garfield had intended to portray himself as a victim to make the real victim in this case look like an offender."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

They portray him as the mastermind of a scheme of illicit enrichment.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

After all, Vance had really just wanted to highlight religion, it would have made a little more sense to portray mysterious flying objects as angels, not demons.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“Churchill wanted to portray himself as the underdog, always having to fight against great odds to earn recognition.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

It wasn’t hard for her to portray Ammu as the person actually responsible for Sophie Mol’s death.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy