role model

Example Sentences

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She didn’t hesitate and said words I will never forget: “I’m not worried. If our children stutter, they will have the best role model in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

“He was a role model, he was a best friend, he was the best dad in the whole world,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The last central bank chief to do so was Alan Greenspan in 1987, under president Ronald Reagan, who Warsh referenced in his speech as a role model.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

"Being a tennis player, being an athlete, you suddenly have a different role. You become a role model for many youngsters."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

My sister says the only reason Mom married him was to give me a male role model so I’d know how to grow up into a man, and so we wouldn’t be on welfare.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri