role model

Example Sentences

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A former student says he ran middle distances, cross-country, and acted a role model for younger runners until he graduated in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Current White Ferns captain Melie Kerr described Bates as her "role model" and "one of the greatest cricketers of all time".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He is a role model, prophet and genius who breaks the rules and wins anyway.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Skipper Khandaker, from a southern constituency where Islamist lawmakers won the recent polls, knows the cost of serving as a role model.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

When you looked around, where else did you see a single black role model, except in church?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger