portray

IPA: pɔrtrˈeɪ

verb

  • To paint or draw the likeness of.
  • (figuratively) To represent by an image or look.
  • (figuratively) To describe in words; to convey.
  • To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event.
  • (obsolete) To adorn.
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Examples of "portray" in Sentences

  • Coincidentally I watched Michael Palin portray him last night.
  • How will Palin portray herself as the victim in this incident?
  • The image they portray is pretty much what our children mimic.
  • How much of what you portray is true and how much is pure invention?
  • What this video attempts to portray is of a humble Hillary being called lead the struggle.
  • The world they portray is in most ways quite as advanced as our own, and in some, much more so.
  • They are also actively hostile toward stories which concern matters military that again portray those matters as anything other than negative.
  • Strang agrees: "Industry loves to say they're all about responsible drinking, but how does their marketing and labelling portray responsibility?"
  • I really think what's driving it is much of what Hans and I tried to portray, which is the complexity of wells and how those wells are changing over time.

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