role
Example Sentences
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As a result, he injected levity into a role that could have come across as purely unsympathetic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
At the time, Todd Blanche still headed the office, before assuming the role of acting attorney general in April.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
“I accept that we need to have a different role for government in the 2020s and into the 2030s than we have before,” Kyle said at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit in London.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The defence also called multiple witnesses, including students, and track coach Adam Linwood, who said Anthony had been nominated for the role of team captain.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
There was a natural role for a blue-chip corporation with the highest credit rating to stand in the middle of swaps and long-term options and the other risk-spawning innovations.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing role
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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Academic Vocabulary: Core Tier 2 Words, List 10
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