portrayed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“These people Bobby portrayed in his movie, I grew up in those parts and know each of them personally,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The YouTuber has interviewed more than 100 contestants on his channel, and tells Newsbeat he feels that by today's standards there could be questions over how some contestants were treated and portrayed.
From BBC
"They might walk into this film thinking it's a light and fluffy romantic film, as they've seen it portrayed by the stars, when it's actually a deeply troubling story."
From BBC
In “Borgen,” he portrayed a Greenlandic minister with piercing blue eyes who wants to use the income from a fictional new oil find to accelerate the island’s quest for independence.
The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
