role model

Example Sentences

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A former student says he ran middle distances, cross-country, and acted a role model for younger runners until he graduated in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

He is a role model, prophet and genius who breaks the rules and wins anyway.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Juninho uses it often: "You want your face on the wall? Then train, commit. Estevao is a role model for everyone here."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Skipper Khandaker, from a southern constituency where Islamist lawmakers won the recent polls, knows the cost of serving as a role model.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Your dad isn’t the person I’d choose as a role model, just for what it’s worth.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison