- present participle of portray.
portraying
Example Sentences
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Rhys said he first saw the play as a student in London more than 30 years ago and dreamed of portraying Burton ever since.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Bargatze catapulted to mainstream status after portraying a silly version of the famously reprehensible though widely respected George Washington on “SNL” without antagonizing anyone, least of all Washington.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
However, he said, the show avoided simply portraying AI as evil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Ben Jones, the actor best known for portraying trusty mechanic Cooter Davenport on “The Dukes of Hazzard” before serving two terms in Congress as a representative from Georgia, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In Eratosthenes’ time, globes were constructed portraying the Earth as viewed from space; they were essentially correct in the well-explored Mediterranean but became more and more inaccurate the farther they strayed from home.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
