portrait
Example Sentences
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John Galsworthy’s tales of an affluent family in Victorian and Edwardian England offer a vivid portrait of a vanished era.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He has already hung portraits of himself inside the White House, breaking with the tradition that a president wait until the end of his term to be invited by a successor to unveil a portrait.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
In turn, Kim gave Lukashenko a sword and a vase featuring a portrait of the Belarusian leader.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Just beyond the portrait of Big Bill was a grand staircase, and Sara followed Monty up to the second floor.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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