- present tense form of portray (3rd person singular).
portrays
Example Sentences
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As for Holbrook, he portrays a painfully ordinary U.S. soldier — the kind who impetuously signed up in response to 9/11 — while pushing against reductive stereotypes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Sometimes he portrays her as a shrew, whining last year about how he’d be “in trouble” if he forgot to mention their anniversary during a speech.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
CBS’s upcoming legal drama “Cupertino,” premiering next month, portrays tech giants as Goliaths against a team of scrappy attorneys taking up the causes of those wronged by them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Charlie Hunnam, who appeared in the third installment of “Monster,” portrays her wealthy but ultimately unfortunate father Andrew Borden, and Rebecca Hall plays his second wife, Abby Borden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
And if I’m such a rock star, how come the media always portrays me as some unwashed geek who never goes outside?
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
