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portray

[pawr-trey] / pɔrˈtreɪ /


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Alongside his brothers David and Keith, Robert joined other sets of acting siblings to portray sets of real-life siblings in the 1980 western “The Long Riders.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

What on Earth possessed Nolan, a notoriously detail-oriented director, to tap the all-purpose flour of movie stars to portray one of the most storied heroes in literature?

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

He said he spent his childhood pulling the Spidey poses and shooting webs, and now being able to portray him is "the best feeling ever".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Rheon said make-up artists used heavy moisturiser to portray characters sweating - with the actual weather conditions "changeable" at best - as they filmed the BBC portrayal of Liz Jensen's bestselling novel.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

“Who will portray the book peddler? I wish Mr. Bangs were nearby to supply the costume.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

The painting portrays a moment in an ancient Cretan myth recounted in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”: Zeus descends to Earth, transforms himself into a white bull and lolls among the herds belonging to the Phoenician king.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Tom Berenger plays a married Queens cop assigned to protect wealthy Manhattan murder witness Mimi Rogers, while a pre-”Sopranos” Lorraine Bracco portrays the wife he leaves waiting at home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Mr. Futterman portrays this generational struggle as both brutal and inevitable.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The famous work of art, which portrays two figures running along a terraced street, can be seen at the National Museum in Cardiff.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Objects he’s got, color he’s learning, but he's still feeling dissatisfied with the way he portrays the human figure.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Lockhart was portrayed in the Warner Bros Harry Potter films by Kenneth Branagh, and is a key character in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second book in Rowling's best-selling franchise.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

In “Wonder Man,” Abdul-Mateen portrayed Simon Williams, a struggling actor with superpowers that he had to keep secret so he could work in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Recent media reporting has portrayed varying perspectives on operational tempo, crew morale and the realities facing our deployed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The show promises to teach Americans how to eat “real food,” presenting recognizable ingredients and home cooking as an antidote to a processed-food culture portrayed as artificial, addictive and imposed from above.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

The entire history of the people, culminating with the horrifying story of the Ruin, was portrayed with immense complexity on the voluminous folds of the robe.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

And it was really fun to catch up with him, especially considering how much he’s shouldered in portraying Dr. Michael Rabinovitch, a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

It stars Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway as Odysseus and his wife Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

This year, the award-winning British birding podcast “Get Birding” welcomed a new host better known for portraying doomed heroes like Ned Stark in “Game of Thrones,” than for his knowledge of green woodpeckers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

To Bateman, no amount of convincing mimicry changes the fact that an AI figure has never actually experienced the emotions it’s portraying.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Goedart inspired Maria by portraying all stages of a single species of butterfly on the same page.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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