portrait
Example Sentences
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The idea of watching a carefully lit, heavily scored portrait of Melania in a movie theater feels less like satire and more like homework about decaying empires.
From Salon
A portrait of her with a champion, Vera, a retired miniature pinscher or “min pin” who is now Calvacca’s pet, hangs over the fireplace.
But as an honest, comprehensive portrait of a singular, impassioned artist, “Wifredo Lam” is genuinely stirring.
His language is supple and his portraits of characters invariably delightful.
On the wall of the sitting room is a striking portrait, a thin woman with perfect posture and laughing eyes.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
