All 4 Uses of
portray
in
Main Street
- Would he not betray himself an alien cynic who should otherwise portray Main Street, or distress the citizens by speculating whether there may not be other faiths?†
Chpt 1 *
- A show-window delicately rich in error: vases starting out to imitate tree-trunks but running off into blobs of gilt—an aluminum ash-tray labeled "Greetings from Gopher Prairie"—a Christian Science magazine—a stamped sofa-cushion portraying a large ribbon tied to a small poppy, the correct skeins of embroidery-silk lying on the pillow.†
Chpt 4
- The feature film portrayed a brave young Yankee who conquered a South American republic.†
Chpt 16
- Only an insane contortion of spelling could portray his lyric whine, his mangled consonants.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(portray) to depict (represent or describe in a particular way)
or:
to act the character of