- present participle of portray.
portraying
Example Sentences
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Years after “Game of Thrones” ended in 2019, Harington reunited with HBO for its gritty finance drama “Industry,” portraying a complicated tech CEO.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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
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
They often serve a primarily narrative role, portraying the central figures and giving a flavor of life at the court, such as a rare depiction of Jahangir embracing his wife Nur Jahan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
From our balcony I can see a big billboard over the theater portraying this week’s movie.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
