portrait

Example Sentences

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The two biggest were poster-sized campaign portraits of the presidential contenders in this fall’s election, Judge Alton B. Parker and President Theodore Roosevelt, framed.

From Literature

Govan also says he thinks visitors will appreciate another significant aspect of the triptych: It puts an artist’s portrait of another artist at the heart of the museum.

From Los Angeles Times

“Put your hair in the front like this in the portrait. Undo the braids and leave it loose. A woman’s hair is her greatest adornment, a way to present femininity without being immodest.”

From Literature

Above the fireplace is a family portrait: Joseph, his younger brother, and a pretty blond woman who must be his mother.

From Literature

The book contains a frightening portrait of hyponatremia, which is a low level of sodium in the blood that can be triggered by ingesting too much water—a particular danger during endurance events.

From The Wall Street Journal