- present participle of portray.
portraying
Example Sentences
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"Main Vaapas Aaunga" features Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh alongside veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, with Vedang Raina and Sharvari Wagh portraying younger characters navigating questions of love and commitment.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
He linked the reopening of the internet to restoring smart services and meeting demands of citizens who had "stood by the system and Iran", while portraying it as necessary for scientific and knowledge-based development.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Universe conditioned us to worship such false idols, portraying wealthy, aristocratic heroes as our greatest defense against alien threats and vigilantes working beyond the reach of the law as the true keepers of justice.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Pratt returned to “The Alex Jones Show” in 2017, when the host was under fire for falsely portraying the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut as a hoax.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
And now, portraying a phantom—perhaps this might help me put some of my own ghosts to rest.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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