take the role of
Example Sentences
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She will join the executive leadership team and succeeds Stephen Fairchild, who will take the role of chief strategic creative and cultural officer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The on-screen Blue Boy Scout conveyed a Smallville-bred sense of humility throughout, saying he almost didn’t take the role of Superman for fear of being too busy to help with a newborn.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025
Before leaving the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Beckett told jurors they were not to take "the role of detectives or investigators" while at Limefield.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2024
Jamie Siminoff will take the role of chief inventor on March 22, he said in a blog post on Wednesday.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023
When I said just now that we, you and I, were the lion and the ass of Kryloff's fable, of course it is understood that I take the role of the ass.
From The Idiot by Martin, Eva M.