portrayed
Example Sentences
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“We don’t want to be portrayed as: ‘Students don’t want to get B’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed Vice Principal Gerald Strickland, who surveyed the school’s halls with a whistle around his neck and a tardy slip burning a hole in his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
"The 'Japan' portrayed in an anime world is often quite different from how Japanese society is", said Marika Sato, a 29-year-old who works in marketing in Tokyo.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Alyson Hannigan, who portrayed Willow, shared: “My Sweet Nicky, thank you for years of laughter, love and Dodgers … I love you.”
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
They reflect the shape of the Earth’s surface, portrayed by contour lines twenty feet apart.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
