portraying

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Portraying women on screen is particularly difficult, Zabtia said, although he insisted it was "impossible to make a film without women when it comes to telling a story."

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Portraying yourself as a fresh start is a crucial part of any aspiring presidential candidate’s opening gambit.

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

Portraying himself as Nancy Iskander, he approximated the location of the children.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Portraying one of the workers at Wonka's factory, he is seen responding: "I will have you know that I am a perfectly respectful size for an Oompa-Loompa."

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2023

Portraying, as well as I could, by my countenance, attitude, and manner an individual high in authority, and commanding others, as if he expected to be obeyed.

From Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 by Mallery, Garrick