- present participle of portray.
portraying
Example Sentences
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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
Jaafar Jackson, the singer's real-life nephew, plays the titular role, with Colman Domingo and Nia Long portraying his parents.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
"The commission is concerned that Sanofi pursued a misleading communication campaign to disparage Fluad by portraying it as inferior to Efluelda, going against national vaccination recommendations in several member states," a commission statement said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Jane Street is leaning in to its wonky image to attract new recruits, portraying itself as more akin to a college math department than a hedge fund.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Upon returning home, Ernest found a letter from Birge portraying Berkeley as an academic paradise on earth.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
