Sample Sentences forportray (editor-reviewed)
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Her lawyer will portray her as a sympathetic victim of abuse.portray = depict (represent in a particular way)
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She portrays a struggling artist in the movie.portrays = plays (acts theatrically as)
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When Chris visited with Kris Gillmer, he frequently railed against Walt and Billie, portraying them as unreasonable tyrants. (source)portraying = describing
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And if I'm such a rock star, how come the media always portrays me as some unwashed geek who never goes outside? (source)
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It portrays death truthfully. (source)portrays = represents or describes
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Light-sensitive underground frogmen, often portrayed in bad green-rubber costumes. (source)portrayed = shown
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Anyone looking at these portraits would think they portrayed the happiest of families, living on a seashore, playing in sunshine. (source)portrayed = showed
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I don't want to portray my mother as perfect because she was human too.† (source)
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At some point during the meeting, someone probably spoke up and said, "Uh, Bob, I know this might sound weird, but why don't we try portraying a functional American family?"† (source)
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I realize this portrays you as the romantic figure and me as the plodder. (source)portrays = represents or describes
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At eve, within yon studious nook, I ope my brass-embossed book, Portray'd with many a holy deed Of martyrs crown'd with heavenly meed; Then, as my taper waxes dim, Chant, ere I sleep, my measured hymn.† (source)
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The little boy had been portrayed well, but as for the rest...the less said the better.† (source)
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Instead, we had a red-haired guy on the team, so Carrot Top would portray him for sure.† (source)
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They conversed in a friendly way about Daddy, portraying him as a "hands-on manager," a "lifelong farmer."† (source)
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The Pleiades were all abuzz over the advent of their visiting star, Miss Frances Homer, the celebrated monologuist, who, at Eaton Auditorium, again presented her Women of Destiny series, in which she portrays women of history and the influence they brought to bear upon the lives of such momentous world figures as Napoleon, Ferdinand of Spain, Horatio Nelson and Shakespeare. (source)portrays = plays (acts theatrically as)
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Mothers often portrayed fathers in too flattering a light.† (source)
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