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 wants to be a role model, as Anthony Joshua at the London 2012 Olympics once was to him.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

Remembering this makes “Reality Check” a cautionary tale for those seeking a role model in someone who is never going to make room for anyone else in her VIP section.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 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