role model

Example Sentences

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"And also, remind myself that I need to be a role model to the young women that watch me."

From BBC

Her vocal delivery exuded fearlessness, individuality and a flat-out rejection of prior female role models, inspiring Madonna, Blondie, the Cars, the Clash, Sonic Youth and many other punk, new wave and alternative rockers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Within two years she reached the national team and often speaks of wanting to become the role model she never had for herself.

From BBC

Q: Even though you play a dastardly villain, you are a role model to a lot of young girls.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, who was Kenyan, was absent for much of his life, and Mr. Toivola, whose mother is white, struggled to find Black role models he could relate to.

From New York Times