- plural of role.
roles
Example Sentences
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Earlier in her career, she held senior roles at Stripe, the payments processing company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She is a well-regarded high flier who has impressed in her roles at Panorama, Newsnight and Channel 4 News.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Earlier in his career, Cruise regularly mixed roles in safer popcorn movies with riskier work by directors like Stanley Kubrick and Michael Mann.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
That will give James and the rest of his teammates a chance to carve out roles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
But even in such an epic struggle, small details and seemingly ordinary people play pivotal roles, shoving events in one direction or another.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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