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
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 jokingly portrayed the actor as superhuman, terrifying and god-like.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Thus the technology of music, of all things, was satirically portrayed as the ultimate triumph of hard-hearted commerce over humanity.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
